White butterflies of asian

Frequently asked questions. Elevated plant nutrient levels decrease larval duration and increase larval growth rate. Traditionally known in the United States as the imported cabbage worm , now more commonly the cabbage white , the caterpillars are bluish-green, with tiny black pints, a black ring around the spiracles , and a lateral row of yellow dashes, and a yellow middorsal line. Tailed Redbreast. Pieris rapae , the small white , is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. Larval duration, pupal weights, adult weights, and larval growth rates were significantly altered by both plant nutrient availability and plant species. Falcate Yellow.

Other subspecies include atomaria , eumorpha , leucosoma , mauretanica , napi , novangliae , and orientalis. We'd like to thank people at Butterflies of America for encouraging and helping us started on this project. We welcome your feedback or comments on this website. It bores into the interior of the cabbage, feeding on the new sprouts. Age of butterflies appears to have no effect on their ability to select the source of highest concentration of oviposition stimulant. During the first and second instar the head is entirely black; third instar has the clypeus yellow but the rest of the head black. Auckland, New Zealand: Collins.

It is sometimes mistaken for a moth due to its plain appearance. Papilio rapae Linnaeus, Artogeia rapae Linnaeus, Females searching for host plant, however, will follow a linear route. He usually flies a short distance with her dangling beneath him.