#2393 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Small White

🇳🇱 Klein koolwitje ·Pieris rapae

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Pieris rapae , the small white , is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is also known as the small cabbage white and in New Zealand, simply as white butterfly . The names "cabbage butterfly" and "cabbage white" can also refer to the large white. The butterfly can be distinguished by the white color with small black dots on its wings. They are further distinguished by the smaller size and lack of the...

base stats

NL sightings 1,921iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 274,610iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,921 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #9 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
274,610 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).