Pieris rapae is a very common resident, in fact, the most common resident butterfly species. It occurs in a variety of open and half-open habitats. Various Brassicaceae are used as larval foodplant. The species usually has three generations from mid-April until mid-September, the second and third overlapping. It hibernates as a pupa. Its distribution has probably been stable since the beginning of the 20th century, but large swarms of migrating butterflies have not been seen in recent years. The Dutch Monitoring Scheme indicates a moderate decline since 1992.
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Auteur(s)
Wynhoff, I., Swaay, C. van, Groenendijk, D., Bosveld, M., Bos, F.
Publicatie
- Bos, F., M. Bosveld, D. Groenendijk, C. van Swaay & I. Wynhoff 2006. De dagvlinders van Nederland, verspreiding en bescherming. Nederlandse Fauna 7. De Vlinderstichting, Wageningen en Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum Naturalis, European Invertebrate Survey, Nederland.