Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Summary 3

The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also known as the Small Cabbage White and in New Zealand, simply as White Butterfly. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Didier Descouens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieris_rapae_MHNT_dos.jpg
  2. (c) Didier Descouens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieris_rapae_MHNT_ventre.jpg
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_rapae

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