Pieris rapae
Pieris rapae
Family: PieridaeGenus: Pierisheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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414
Plants
visited
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757
Interactions
documented
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29
Host plants
known
About this species
A multivoltine butterfly in the family Pieridae, with larvae that feed on a range of plants. Adults are on the wing from February to October, and the species overwinters as a pupa.
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Plant-based food
Annual cycle
Flight period from February to October, with overlapping generations. Pupae overwinter, emerging as adults the following spring.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
4.45 cm
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polyphagous
Generationen/Jahr
multivoltine
Overwintering
pupa
Scientific profile
Pieris rapae is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae. It has several broods each year and its larvae are polyphagous, using various food plants. The adults are active from February into autumn, and the winter is passed in the pupal stage.
Host plants
29 plants serve as food for the larvae
Brassica oleraceaBrassica napusLepidium drabaDescurainia sophiaReseda luteaSinapis arvensisRorippa sterilisArmoracia rusticanaAlliaria petiolataSisymbrium officinaleTropaeolum majusTarenaya spinosaSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisSinapis albaNicotiana tabacumCapsella bursa-pastorisTurritis glabraBeta vulgarisBiscutella auriculataBrassica creticaCapparis spinosaCosmos sulphureusDiplotaxis virgataLavandula latifoliaMesembryanthemum crystallinumReseda odorataNasturtium microphyllumArabis alpina subsp. alpinaBrassica nigra
Visited plants
271 plants are visited by this species
Carduus crispusCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareIberis amaraAnaphalis margaritaceaGeranium sanguineumJacobaea erucifoliaBorago officinalisSalvia nemorosaBerteroa incanaErigeron annuusBarbarea vernaLobularia maritimaBrassica oleracea subsp. oleraceaPersicaria hydropiperAconitum napellus subsp. lobeliiViola arvensisVeronica persicaVinca minorPrunus aviumCalystegia silvaticaCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraHeracleum sphondyliumPersicaria maculosaAllium ursinumEpilobium hirsutumAnthemis arvensisGaleopsis tetrahitStellaria mediaPolemonium caeruleumGeranium pyrenaicumEupatorium cannabinumPersicaria lapathifolia subsp. pallidaHypericum maculatumEchium vulgareAjuga reptansPetasites hybridusPilosella officinarumPrunus laurocerasusMyosotis arvensis subsp. arvensisantirrhinum majusRosa spinosissimaCotoneaster horizontalisViburnum opulusLinaria vulgarisVeronica spicataCirsium palustreCrataegus monogynaImpatiens glanduliferaEpilobium montanumPentanema squarrosum
Sources & Data Origin
•European Butterfly Macroecological Traits — CC0European Butterfly Macroecological Traits, Dryad DOI 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp.
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Seifert & Fiedler (2023) — Macroecological patterns in European butterflies unveil strong interrelations between larval diet breadth, latitudinal range size, and voltinism [Dataset]. Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp (CC0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_590458100
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