New Years Honour: Congratulations and thanks to Jean Combes OBE for her services to phenology
small white
pieris rapae
- Upper front wings are white, with a spot
- Can be hard to distinguish from a green-veined white in flight
- Underside hind wings are powdered yellow
Where found
Meadows and gardens. Larvae thrive on brassicae (cabbage family).
Found throughout British Isles.
When to look for
April or later, in two or more broods.