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Pieris rapae

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Pieris rapae is a small to medium sized butterfly in the whites and yellows family Pieridae. It is known by different common names in different regions: the small white in Europe, the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly in North America and the United Kingdom, the small cabbage white on several continents, and the white butterfly in New Zealand. The butterfly is white with small black dots on its wings, and it can be told apart from the related Pieris brassicae by its smaller size and the absence of a black band at the wingtip. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Scientific Name
Pieris rapae 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pieridae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Pieris rapae

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pieris rapae
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Andorra, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bosnia and Herzegovina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Latvia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Liechtenstein, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lithuania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Malta, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Moldova, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Montenegro, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North Macedonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pieris rapae
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Pieris rapae
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Pieris rapae (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Quote, Lead section
The caterpillar of this species, often referred to as the "imported cabbageworm", is a pest to crucifer crops such as cabbage, kale, bok choy and broccoli.
View the Source
4. Wikipedia: Pieris rapae
WikipediaWikidata Q27653 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Pieris rapae
Child Taxon Of: Pieridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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