Pieris rapae

Taxonomic position
▼ Pieris (genus) ▼ Pieridae ▼ Miscellaneous families of Lepidoptera ▼ Lepidoptera ▼ Insect pests (plants/storage) ► Pests-diseases-weeds

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Pieris rapae mounted female (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Pieris rapae Linnaeus - small white butterfly
attacks the open leaves of cabbage and can cause serious damage.

For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.

Synonyms:
Artogeia rapae

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	Kleiner Kohlweissling
• English:	small white butterfly cabbage butterfly imported cabbageworm
• Español:	pequeña mariposa de la col gusano del repollo
• Français:	piéride de la rave

• Other images of Pieris rapae (Wikimedia Commons and IPM Images - click to enlarge)
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  mounted male

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  egg

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  caterpillar

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  caterpillar on broccoli

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  pupa

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  infestation on cabbage