Small White

Pieris rapae (Linnaeus 1758)

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Pieris rapae (Small White) is a species of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They visit flowers of chicory, rubber rabbitbrush, Michaelmas daisy, and bird vetch. They are diurnal.

EOL has data for 23 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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mutualistic with
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002442
- Definition: An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other
- Attribution: Arctic Lichen Ecology
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Scabiosa ochroleuca L. (cream pincushions)
pathogen of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002556
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CORRUPTED VALUE for trait R20-PK131053721
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Sisymbrium luteum (Maxim.) O. E. Schulz (Yellow-flowered hedgemustard)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Italy
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3175395
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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temperate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Brassica oleracea L. (Wild Mustard)
overwintering life stage
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OverwinteringStage
- Definition: number of generations or broods of an organism per year
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pupa
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003143
- Definition: A life cycle stage of holometabolous insects in which the organism is a pupa and starts with the larval-pupal apolysis and ends with pupal-adult apolysis
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Sinapis arvensis L. (charlock mustard)

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of small white. View this species on GBIF

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