Small white - Artogeia rapae

Family: Pieridae Flight Time: March - November Size: 46-55mm Altitude: 0-3000m

It's taken me ages to get a decent photo of a small white. Bright whiteness is very difficult to deal with. The camera sometimes makes it too grey , other times there is just too much reflected light to get any detail. This one worked, lucky I guess! A bit of a pest, its' caterpillars feed on Cabbage, giving it another common name. There are a number of other 'Small whites' in Europe which can be difficult to tell apart.

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Similar Species	Foodplants	Habitat	Distribution
Artogeia napi	Many.	Many	Change map to
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