Te pūrerehua mā

White butterfly

Pieris rapae rapae (Linn.)

White butterfly (female). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY

White butterfly (female). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY

Pūtoi
Order: Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family: Pieridae

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Te Rahi

E 45–50 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.

Size range

Wingspan 45–50 mm

Te Tītaringa

Nō Ūropi me Amerika ki te Raki, kua noho ki Aotearoa mai i te takiwā o te tau 1930. Ka kitea huri noa i te motu.

Distribution

From Europe and North America, in New Zealand since about 1930, found throughout the country

Te Huringa Ora

He whakakino tā ngā anuhe i te kāpeti me ētahi atu tipu o te whānau Brassicaceae.
He nui āna pirinoa, ko rātou e here ana i te rea haere o te pūrēhua nei.

Life history

Caterpillars are pests of cabbage and other plants of the Brassicaceae family.
Several parasites keep numbers in control
Also known as Cabbage White

Gallery

White butterfly (female). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image — White butterfly (female). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY

White butterfly (male). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY Image — White butterfly (male). Image: Birgit Rhode, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research / CC-BY

White butterfly pupa. Image: astrobirder / CC BY-NC 4.0 Image — White butterfly pupa. Image: astrobirder / CC BY-NC 4.0

White butterfly caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image — White butterfly caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz