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Small White, female

Pieris rapae

Description:

Upperside is creamy white with black tips to the forewings. Females also have two black spots in the center of the forewings. Its underwings are yellowish with black speckles. It is sometimes mistaken for a moth due to its plain-looking appearance. The wingspan of adults is roughly 32–47 mm

Habitat:

Populations are found across Europe, North Africa, Asia, and Great Britain. It has also been accidentally introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand where it is causes damage to cultivated cabbages and other mustard family crops.

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4 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Thanks Satyen

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Lovely colours!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks a lot Small Wonders

Small Wonders
Small Wonders 12 years ago

Great shot Lars... You have transformed 2 North American undesirables into something beautiful!

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Spotted on May 3, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012

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