Male	Female
Pupa	Eggs Larva

Forewing Length: 23-27mm;
Wingspan: 40-50mm;
Proboscis Length: 12-18mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
March - October (Earliest: 13.7) (1 Week)	April - September (Earliest: 14.7)	(Earliest: 24.7) (Winter)	March - October (Earliest: 2.4) (2 - 3 Generations) Migratory

Attractant Chemicals
Glucosinolates	Allylglucosinolate, Sinigrin
Deterrent Chemicals
Cardiac Glycosides	Erychroside, Erysimoside
Phenolics	Chlorogenic Acid

Biotopes:	Meadows	Gardens
Food: (Larva)	Many Brassicaceae
Food: (Adult)	Many Asteraceae Nectar	Several Fabaceae Nectar	Several Lamiaceae Nectar	Several Onagraceae Nectar
	Cardamine hirsuta Nectar	Erysimum cheiranthoides Nectar	Succisa pratensis Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar
	Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Epicampocera succincta Larva	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pieris rapae
UK Butterflies Small White
Nature Spot: Small White - Pieris rapae
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Pieris rapae
Lepiforum: Pieris rapae

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