A rather common butterfly this specis was accidentally introduced into Australia in the 1920's. Well know for its impacts on brassica crops where the velvety green caterpillars are a pest as they eat the leaves of the cabbages etc.

Above: white to pale grey wings with black tips; two dark eyespots on the forewing, one on the hindwing. Below: similar colour to above, one eyespot (males) or two eyespots (females) on the forewing.

At a glance

Habitat Urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath
Size Can grow to around 5cm
Origin Introduced
Distribution Now well established across Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Now well established across Australia
Habitat
Urban areas, forests and woodlands, and heath
Size
Can grow to around 5cm
Common Name Cabbage White Butterfly
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Introduced
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyPieridae
SubfamilyPierinae
TribePierini
GenusPieris
SpeciesPieris rapae
Synonyms

Synonyms

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