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.

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