Pieris rapae
Small White (Pieris rapae)
The Small Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of whites and is one of the most common butterflies in Central Europe.
- 3.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 3.2 pest
- 4.1 first description
- 4.2 Literature
- 4.3 External links
Features
The animals have a wingspan of 40 to 50 millimeters; the outside of the wing are white. The caterpillars reach a length of 25 millimeters, are bright to dull green in color and show yellowish side and back stripes and white color pigments. They are densely hairy and short.
Similar Species
- Large White (Pieris brassicae ) ( Pieridae )
- Mountain White (Pieris bryoniae ) ( Pieridae )
- Pieris Ergane ( Pieridae )
- Krüpers White (Pieris krueperi ) ( Pieridae )
- Green Core White (Pieris napi ) ( Pieridae )
Dissemination
The Small Cabbage White butterfly is found throughout Europe and North Africa. It also comes on all the islands before, but is rare in Fuerteventura and only once has been demonstrated in Lanzarote. In North America and Australia, he was introduced. The species is found almost everywhere, where the food plants occur.
Way of life
The eggs are laid singly on leaves in April and in July, larval development is completed after about a month. Among the food plants include cruciferous ( Brassicaceae), caper plants ( Capparaceae ) eg capers ( Capparis spinosa), Capuchin Kress plants ( Tropaeolaceae ) Resedagewächse ( Resedaceae ) and foxtail plants ( Chenopodiaceae ). Hibernation takes place in the pupal stage, often one to three feet above the ground on walls, fences, etc.
Flight times and caterpillars
Cabbage whites may occur in up to four generations of March to November. In the Canaries, it was detected throughout the year.
Pest
He will now almost worldwide because the insects were abducted along with the vegetables. The caterpillars are a major pest in agriculture and vegetable cultivation. The main damage in cabbage cultivation by the feeding of the caterpillars usually occurs from the month of June. As the larvae eaten their way into the heads of cabbages in the further course, the damage can be very high. Control measures are therefore always be performed before that date.
Egg
Caterpillar of the small cabbage white
Doll of the little cabbage white
Swell
First description
Page 468 in Linnæus, C. 1758. Systema Naturæ by regna tria naturae secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tome I. Editio decima, reformata. - Pp. (1-4), 1-824. Holmiæ. ( Salvius ). ( Papilio rapae)