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| Cabbage White - Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758 ) |
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Family: Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Subfamily: Whites (Pierinae )
Identification: Upperside of wings white; forewing with black tip. Two submarginal black spots in female, one in male. Underside of hindwing and forewing apex evenly yellow-green or gray-green. Spring and fall short-day form is smaller, less yellow, with reduced black areas
Wing span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 inches (4.5 - 5.8 cm)
Life history: Males patrol for females. Females lay single eggs on undersides of host leaves. Chrysalids hibernate
Habitat: Almost any type of open space including weedy areas, gardens, roadsides, cities, and suburbs
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Caterpillar hosts: Many plants in the mustard (Brassicaceae) family and occasionally some in the caper family (Capparidaceae).
Adult food: Flower nectar from a very wide array of plants including mustards, dandelion, red clover, asters, and mints
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Range: From central Canada south through the United States (except Florida Keys, southern Louisiana, and South Texas) to northwest Mexico.
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