Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Also called Cabbage Butterfly, Small White
The Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) is a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Pieridae, the whites and yellows. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 7 plants, including Hirschfeldia incana, Lepidium africanum and Sisymbrium officinale. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Cabbage White
Cabbage White caterpillars (final instar)
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Cabbage White pupae
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Cabbage White adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
7 known food plants.