Pieris rapae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pieris rapae lives – recorded in 31 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pieris rapae
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	31 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pieridae

Where does the pieris rapae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pieris rapae in 31 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: New Zealand. In Japan, Portugal, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the pieris rapae?

The pieris rapae (Pieris rapae) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Pieridae, genus Pieris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pieris rapae

Pieris rapae is a small-to-medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known in Europe as the small white, in North America and the United Kingdom as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, on several continents as the small cabbage white, and in New Zealand as the white butterfly. The butterfly is recognizable by its white color with small black dots on its wings, and it can be distinguished from P. brassicae by the latter's larger size and black band at the tip of the forewings.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pieris rapae (revision 1381186338), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27653 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).