Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Small White Butterfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
GenusPieris (Zoo.) (whites)
TribePierini (white butterflies)
SubfamilyPIERINAE (orange-tip and white butterflies)
FamilyPIERIDAE (white butterflies, brimstones, and orange-tips)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly) :
1: Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
24 Aug 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Single egg, on underside of Nasturtium leaf, just beside a vein
Image 1: Egg - lateral view - microscope low magnification - black backgroundImage 2: Egg - latero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification
2: Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
5 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Adlut - lateral viewImage 2: Adlut - lateral view (2)Image 3: Adlut - lateral view (3)
3: Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
22 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
egg laid on underside of Garden Nasturtium leaf
Image 1: Pupa - dorsal viewImage 2: Pupa - end on viewImage 3: Pupa - lateral viewImage 4: Pupa - lateral view (2)Image 5: Larva - 5 days old - dorsal viewImage 6: Larva - 5 days old - head - anterior viewImage 7: Larva - 5 days old - head end - dorsal viewImage 8: Larva - 5 days old - head end - dorsal view (2)Image 9: Larva - 5 days old - tail end - dorsal viewImage 10: Larva - newly hatched - dorsal viewImage 11: Larva - newly hatched - dorsal view (2)Image 12: Ovum - freshly laid - lateral viewImage 13: Ovum - freshly laid - lateral view (2)Image 14: Ovum - freshly laid - oblique viewImage 15: Ovum - just before hatching - lateral view

Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pieris rapae (Small White Butterfly)
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