Overview
- Scientific name
- Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
- Japanese name
- オオモンシロチョウ
- Group
- Butterfly
- Family
- Pieridae
- Recorded larval host plants
- 16
- Adult season
- 4月中旬
Summary
Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 is documented here as a butterfly associated with plants recorded in Japan.
The scientific name is used as the primary identifier because a stable English common name is not always available for Japanese taxa.
Family: Pieridae (シロチョウ科).
Adult season in the source dataset: 4月中旬.
Recorded larval host plants
- Brassica oleracea var. capitata
- Tropaeolum majus
- Tarenaya hassleriana
- Raphanus sativus
- Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
- Brassica oleracea var. italica
- Brassica rapa var. perviridis
- シロカブ
- Brassica rapa var. glabra
- Eutrema japonicum
- Armoracia rusticana
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala f. tricolor
- Rorippa sylvestris
- Cardamine leucantha
- Sisymbrium officinale
- ハルザキイヌガラシ
Original source note
4月中旬