Cabbage white caterpillar. James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster / CC BY-SA 2.5
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Pieridae
Te Rahi
- E 20–30mm te roa o te torongū pakari
Size range
- Mature larvae 20–30mm long
Te Tītaringa
- Nō Ūropi me Amerika ki te Raki.
- Kua noho ki Aotearoa mai i te takiwā o te tau 1929. Kitea ai puta noa i te motu
Distribution
- Originally from Europe and North America
- In New Zealand since about 1929, now found throughout the country
Te Huringa Ora
- Kai ai ngā torongū kākāriki i te kāpeti me ētahi atu huānga o te whānau Brassicaceae.
- Arā ētahi momo pirinoa ka kai i ngā torongū me ngā ngeti, koia e here ana i te maha o ēnei torongū.
Life history
- Green caterpillars are pests of cabbage and other plants of the Brassicaceae family
- Several parasites, attacking the larval or pupal stages, keep numbers in control
