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Pieris rapae female
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Pieris rapae / Small White / Kleiner Kohlweißling / Klein koolwitje / Petit blanc du chou.
The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small to mid-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also commonly known as the Small Cabbage White. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and Asia and has also been accidentally introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand where they have become pests on cultivated cabbages and other mustard family crops.
In appearance it looks like a smaller version of the Large White. The 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.
Life cycle:
It has two flight periods, April–May and July–August.
Its caterpillars can be a pest on cultivated cabbages, but it will readily lay eggs on wild members of the cabbage family such as Charlock Sinapis arvensis and Hedge mustard Sisybrium officinale. The eggs are laid singularly on foodplant leaves.
Known in the United States as "Imported Cabbage Worms", the caterpillars are green and well camouflaged. Unlike the Large White, they don't store the mustard oils from their foodplants and so are not distastful to predators like birds. Like many other "White" butterflies it hibernates as a pupa.
Like its close relative the Large White this is a strong flyer and the British population is increased by continental immigrants in most years. Adults are diurnal and fly almost exclusively during mid-day, though it appears as if there is some activity in the later part of the night too, ceasing as dawn breaks (Fullard & Napoleone 2001).
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_White
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(12761) - [2007-11-06 14:40]
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Hola Harm.- Exelente Macro. Hermosos detalles de la Mariposa y muy bonita la flor en donde se posa. Gran nitidez e iluminacion. Luis52.
Excellente macro aux couleurs douces très agréables.Une belle photo, Harm!
Amicalement
JJ
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(9467) - [2007-11-07 0:54]
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Hello Harm,
Very nice composition. Sharpness and colours are good.
Cheers,
Mariki
Hi Harm,
sweet memories of summertime - I love this sunny shot very much, a beautiful butterfly on a colourful flower, thanks.
Again I will ask you to have a short look at my post yesterday because of the right names of the specimen of dragonflies I'm showing there. I know you are the pro and I think it's so difficult to find the right ID. I were looking at the internet for some hours. Sure I don't ask you to receive points, only to learn more from you, thanks for the time, bye
Sabine - wishnugaruda
