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Butterflies Small white (Pieris rapae)

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Attributes of Pieris rapae - Family: Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

-Subfamily: Whites (Pierinae)

The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae.

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.

 

 

 

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Uploaded on September 10, 2010
Taken on August 8, 2010