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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

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 1

Scientific Name

Pieris rapae 5

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Pieris rapae

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pieris rapae

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North Macedonia

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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
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
bog bog

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2. GBIF Species API

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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.

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Pieris rapae

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. Wikipedia: Pieris rapae

WikipediaWikidata Q27653 (P225 taxon name)View the Source

6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Pieris rapae

GBIF (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Pieris rapae

Child Taxon Of: Pieridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

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