Pieris rapae
Small White
Pieris rapae, Small White, or Cabbage White Butterfly, is a common garden visitor, on the wing from spring until autumn. The eggs are laid on the leaves of the cabbage family, on which the larvae feed.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Pieris rapae, Small White, on Buddleia. Redmire garden. August.
Slide 2: Pieris rapae, Small White, pair mating on Sedum spectabile. Redmire garden. August.
Slide 3: Pieris rapae, Small White, pair mating on Sedum spectabile. Redmire garden. August.
Slide 4: Pieris rapae, Small White male on Myosotis sylvatica, Wood Forget-me-not. West Wood, Redmire. May.