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Small white. Peter Paicesmall white

pieris rapae

  • Upper front wings are white, with a spot
     
  • Can be hard to distinguish from a green-veined white in flight
     
  • Underside hind wings are powdered yellow
     

Where found

Meadows and gardens. Larvae thrive on brassicae (cabbage family).

Found throughout British Isles.
 

When to look for

April or later, in two or more broods.