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Scientific Name : Pieris rapae
Common Name : Small white
Description : Medium sized butterfly, wingspan 50mm. Upperwomgs are white, with a small black tip to the forewings. Males have blacker wingtip and two black spots on the forewing, while females have only one less conspicuous black spot. Underwings are a pale creamy-yellow. Caterpillars feed on a variety of members of the Brassicaceae (the cabbage family) and are a major pest of gardens, being very destructive to all varieties of the cabbage (cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower).
Habitat : Gardens and cultivated land and along creeks and rivers.
Distribution : Introduced but widespread from Southern Queensland to Tasmania and across to West Australia. Common throughout the park, but less commonly encountered in forested areas.
Flying Season : September October November December January February March April May
Family : Pieridae
This is an introduced species  
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Female small white butterfly.
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Small white butterfly on iDipsacus fullonum/i, beside the Weir Track .
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Small White caterpillar
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Small White egg
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Small White early stage caterpillar
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Small White young chrysalis
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Small White mature chrysalis