Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 14, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pieridae > Subfamily: Pierinae > Tribus: Pierini > Genus: Pieris > Species: Pieris rapae
- Vernacular names
- Klein koolwitje (NL), Small White (EN), Piéride de la rave (FR), Kleiner Kohlweißling (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 15 (as Pieris rapae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in three generations a year from early April till the end of June, and the second and third generations overlap from early July till the end of September. In favourable years a fourth generation may occur.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Alliaria petiolata, Tropaeolum majus and Sinapis arvensis
- Host plant (genera):
- Brassica
The larva lives on several species of Brassicaceae.
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