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The document discusses the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae), which is considered an agricultural pest. It feeds on crops like cabbage and other vegetables as a caterpillar. The butterfly goes through complete metamorphosis with eggs, larva, pupa, and adult stages. As a larva, it is camouflaged and eats plants in the Brassica family. It is widely distributed and can have multiple generations per year. The adult butterfly lives for about 3 weeks and lays clusters of eggs on plant leaves.

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Cabbage White Butterfly Pieris rapae
Overview: Cabbage White Butterfly ; Cabbage White is the common name related to species of Genus Pieris. This is a widely distributed butterfly. Considered as agricultural pest; larvae feed on vegetable gardens and crops.
pieris rapae
Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Pieris Species: rapae Pieris rapae
Order : Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is the Order of Butterfly and Moths. One of the five mega diverse orders in class insecta. 120 families described. Lepidoptera species number is not
Order : Lepidoptera They have two pair of membranous wings covered with overlapping scales. Type of antenna is not similar between species. Having a sucking tube mouthpart in adult
pieris rapae
Lepidoptera The type of metamorphosi s is Holometabolo us Egg Larva Adult Pupa
Family : Pieridae More than 1000 species in 75 genera have been described. Mostly white, yellow or orange in color. Pierids display sexual dimorphism in color patterns. This group is cosmopolitan
Family : Pieridae Several species have achieved important agricultural pest status, particularly the small cabbage white (Pieris rapae) There may be more than one generation per year. Females lay columnar eggs on leaves, buds or stems. Usually they overwinter as larvae or pupae.
Cabbage destroy
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Caterpillar on a vegetable
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Pieris spp Characteristics : The two important species of this genus are P. brassicae Large white and P. rapae Small white butterfly. These two species are distinguished by their size, the black tips of their forewing, also by color of their caterpillar. Two submarginal black spots in the female and one in the male. The adult typically lives about three weeks in summer.
pieris rapae
pieris rapae
Egg Adul t Life Cycle Larva Pup
Egg: :Egg: Their Eggs are pale yellow, bottle shaped and rigid. Pieris rapae took about twenty minutes to lay its cluster of eggs on the underside of some vegetable leaves . The number of eggs may also be as large as 1,000.
Larvae: Larvae are camouflaged by coloration. Bears pairs of prolegs, there are five instars Feeds on plants(Brassica family-cabbage-) Larval stage takes 17 days. And reaches 50mm length. Yellow spots are visible on the sides of the instars.
Pupa: The pupation stage lasts around 11 days The chrysalis is about 18 to 20 mm in length Pupa stage lives over the winter. Having a rigid outer shell.
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Male Femal e Mating
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Habitat and Behavior: Habitat is almost any type of open space, including weedy areas, gardens,roadsides, cities, and suburbs. Female is active during the day, with slow lumbering flight; male flies in a straight line. Smelling sense of the insect is very specific, and in case of choice between different cruciferous species and varieties, The severity of cabbage white problems can vary considerably from year to year
pieris rapae
References: Books: Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson (2002). Animal diversity 3rd edition Grzimeks animal life encyclopedia. 2nd edition.(2004) Research articles: * K. J探gar, L. Metspalu, K. Hiiesaar, A. Ploomi, E. Svilponis, A. Kuusik, (2009) Influence of white cabbage cultivars on oviposition preference of the Pieris rapae Scott R. Smedley, Frank C. Schroeder, Douglas B. Weibel (2002) . Labile defensive lipids from the glandular hairs of a caterpillar (Pieris rapae) Websites: http://socalbutterflies.com//pieridae_html/pieris_rapae. htm
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  • 2. Cabbage White Butterfly Pieris rapae
  • 3. Overview: Cabbage White Butterfly ; Cabbage White is the common name related to species of Genus Pieris. This is a widely distributed butterfly. Considered as agricultural pest; larvae feed on vegetable gardens and crops.
  • 5. Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Pieris Species: rapae Pieris rapae
  • 6. Order : Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is the Order of Butterfly and Moths. One of the five mega diverse orders in class insecta. 120 families described. Lepidoptera species number is not
  • 7. Order : Lepidoptera They have two pair of membranous wings covered with overlapping scales. Type of antenna is not similar between species. Having a sucking tube mouthpart in adult
  • 9. Lepidoptera The type of metamorphosi s is Holometabolo us Egg Larva Adult Pupa
  • 10. Family : Pieridae More than 1000 species in 75 genera have been described. Mostly white, yellow or orange in color. Pierids display sexual dimorphism in color patterns. This group is cosmopolitan
  • 11. Family : Pieridae Several species have achieved important agricultural pest status, particularly the small cabbage white (Pieris rapae) There may be more than one generation per year. Females lay columnar eggs on leaves, buds or stems. Usually they overwinter as larvae or pupae.
  • 14. Caterpillar on a vegetable
  • 16. Pieris spp Characteristics : The two important species of this genus are P. brassicae Large white and P. rapae Small white butterfly. These two species are distinguished by their size, the black tips of their forewing, also by color of their caterpillar. Two submarginal black spots in the female and one in the male. The adult typically lives about three weeks in summer.
  • 19. Egg Adul t Life Cycle Larva Pup
  • 20. Egg: :Egg: Their Eggs are pale yellow, bottle shaped and rigid. Pieris rapae took about twenty minutes to lay its cluster of eggs on the underside of some vegetable leaves . The number of eggs may also be as large as 1,000.
  • 21. Larvae: Larvae are camouflaged by coloration. Bears pairs of prolegs, there are five instars Feeds on plants(Brassica family-cabbage-) Larval stage takes 17 days. And reaches 50mm length. Yellow spots are visible on the sides of the instars.
  • 22. Pupa: The pupation stage lasts around 11 days The chrysalis is about 18 to 20 mm in length Pupa stage lives over the winter. Having a rigid outer shell.
  • 24. Male Femal e Mating
  • 26. Habitat and Behavior: Habitat is almost any type of open space, including weedy areas, gardens,roadsides, cities, and suburbs. Female is active during the day, with slow lumbering flight; male flies in a straight line. Smelling sense of the insect is very specific, and in case of choice between different cruciferous species and varieties, The severity of cabbage white problems can vary considerably from year to year
  • 28. References: Books: Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson (2002). Animal diversity 3rd edition Grzimeks animal life encyclopedia. 2nd edition.(2004) Research articles: * K. J探gar, L. Metspalu, K. Hiiesaar, A. Ploomi, E. Svilponis, A. Kuusik, (2009) Influence of white cabbage cultivars on oviposition preference of the Pieris rapae Scott R. Smedley, Frank C. Schroeder, Douglas B. Weibel (2002) . Labile defensive lipids from the glandular hairs of a caterpillar (Pieris rapae) Websites: http://socalbutterflies.com//pieridae_html/pieris_rapae. htm

Editor's Notes

  • #12: The caterpillars of most Whites feed on various species of mustards (Family Brassicaceae), while the caterpillars of most Sulphurs feed on legumes (Family Leguminosae).