Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758

Japanese name: 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 rapae Linnaeus, 1758
Japanese name
モンシロチョウ
Group
Butterfly
Family
Pieridae (シロチョウ科)
Recorded larval host plants
4
Adult season
2~3月、4~5月、6月、10月下旬~翌4月上旬

Summary

Pieris rapae 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: 2~3月、4~5月、6月、10月下旬~翌4月上旬.

Recorded larval host plants

Original source note

2~3月、4~5月、6月、10月下旬~翌4月上旬