Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758

Japanese name: オオモンシロチョウ

English common names are not assigned automatically on this site. Scientific names are used as the primary identifier when available, and Japanese names are shown only as local reference names.

Overview

Scientific name
Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Japanese name
オオモンシロチョウ
Group
Butterfly
Family
Pieridae (シロチョウ科)
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

Original source note

4月中旬