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Small white

Pieris rapae

Synonyms: Белянка репная

Order Lepidoptera. Family Pieridae.

Small white — Photographs 1
Small white.
Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

Pieris rapae is a small-to-medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae.

Traits

Wingspan
40–55 mm
Flight period
April–October
Host plants
crucifers
Generations per year
2–3

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Photographs

Small white — Photographs 2
Small white. Zoological illustration.
Jacob Hübner / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_rapae'}