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  Pushy Plants and Alien Animals: Credits
The butterfly has a bouncing, fluttery, or floating flight and often feeds on the nectar of garden flowers.
The caterpillar (larval stage of the butterfly) is about 1 inch long.
Pieris rapae is found almost everywhere: cities, suburbs, gardens, roadsides, marshes, and open, weedy areas.
www.naturalsciences.org /conservation/invasives/cabbagewhite.html   (307 words)

  
 Pieris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pieris is a plant genus in the Ericaceae family.
Pieris is a butterfly genus in the Pieridae family.
Another Pieris existed near what is now the southwestern portion of the Kavala prefecture in eastern Greek Macedonia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pieris   (128 words)

  
 Cabbage White Butterfly
Cabbage white butterflies overwinter as pupae and emerge in early spring.
Cabbage white butterflies are easy to rear, and are great to bring into the classroom, where they will continue feeding, pupate, and emerge in about three weeks.
I've always wanted to do a capture-recapture study on cabbage white butterflies for a day or two and see if a population estimate in my Ballard neighborhood could be made.
crawford.tardigrade.net /bugs/BugofMonth01.html   (555 words)

  
 Remedies Butterflies
Description: Adult: Small white butterfly with underside of wing mottled with green and tips of front wings are often orange.
Adult, large butterfly which is brightly colored with yellow with fl stripes on forewing and fl wing margins but some almost entirely fl.
Hosts/Damage: Imported White Cabbage butterfly larvae feed cabbage and related plants and is a serious pest..
members.tripod.com /jimhammond/pestrembutterfly.htm   (801 words)

  
 Madalene Pasley, American Philosophical Society
Her comments on the phenology, ethology, ecology, and appearance of butterflies are concise and knowledgeable and suggest that Pasley was a true enthusiast.
The Green-Veined White Butterfly: Pieris Napi: (Plate V fig 1 male, 2 female, 3 caterpillar, 4 chrysalis.) It is so called from the veins on the underside of the wings being green.
This is the end of the butterflies, most of which, as may have been observed, are commonest in the South of England.
www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/p/pasley.htm   (2407 words)

  
 In a butterfly garden...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Butterflies usually seek out only one or two plant species upon which to lay their eggs.
Being able to fly, butterflies travel widely; being fragile and elusive creatures, with individuals that are difficult to distinguish from one another, they are difficult to track and study for long periods of time.
A few things can be said with confidence: Adult butterflies need the heat of the sun for their bodies to be capable of active feeding and flight.
www.riversideca.gov /museum/butterfly/garden.htm   (387 words)

  
 Imported Cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Pieris rapae is easily confused with other common cabbage white butterflies: Pontia protodice, southern cabbageworm; Pieris napi, mustard white; and Ascia monuste (Linnaeus), the southern white.
Prior to introduction of the imported cabbageworm, Pieris napi (Linnaeus) was the dominant cabbage butterfly in the north, and Pontia protodice (Boisduval and LeConte) was the principal cabbage-feeding butterfly in the south.
The body of the butterfly is covered with dense hair, which is colored white in females, but darker in males.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /IN283   (1746 words)

  
 Cabbage White Butterfly - Pieris rapae - Cirrus Digital Imaging
What is not generally known, however, is this medium-sized ubiquitous butterfly is an invasive species, accidentally introduced onto North America at Quebec in 1860.
There is no other butterfly that is so successful over such a large variety of landscapes and climates.
Here in the Midwest, this butterfly is everywhere, usually in large numbers.
www.cirrusimage.com /butterfly_cwhite.htm   (192 words)

  
 A unique visual pigment expressed in green, red and deep-red receptors in the eye of the small white butterfly, Pieris ...
In situ hybrization of the PrL mRNA of Pieris rapae crucivora.
An ultraviolet absorbing pigment causes a narrow-band violet receptor and a single-peaked green receptor in the eye of the butterfly Papilio.Vision Res.
The photoreceptor localization confirms the spectral heterogeneity of ommatidia in the male small white butterfly, Pieris rapae crucivora.
jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/207/16/2803   (3914 words)

  
 Butterfly Gardening 101   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Obviously there is a heavy emphasis on butterfly nectar plants, but we also get many other insects, bees, and birds too!
There are people out there who hand-raise (to increase their chance of making it to adulthood - monarchs have many parasite and virus issues) and tag butterflies once they emerge (to help track their migration and geographical ranges)...
For those interested in seeing what species of butterflies (and birds) we've been attracting, click here or at the link at the top right of this page.
www.sandwhy.com /butterfly.htm   (453 words)

  
 Small White butterfly from an english butterfly garden
The Small White butterfly isn't that small in relation to other British butterflies: It is smaller than the Large White butterfly.
Large White butterflies are slightly larger than Small White butterflies (obviously!) I try to look at the fl marking at the tip of the forewing which is longer on the Large White butterfly.
Related butterflies from the Pieridae (Whites) family are: Large White butterfly, Green-veined White butterfly and Orange Tip butterfly
www.butterflygarden.co.uk /butterflies/small_white.htm   (355 words)

  
 Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae
The green larvae are economically important pests on cruciferous crops, particularly cabbage, and chemical pesticide treatments or treatments with a microbial insecticide (formulated from a bacterial species, Bacillus thuringiensis) are often required to bring populations down to economically tolerable levels.
It quickly spread, reaching California around 1883 (Wright, 1906), although the butterfly may have already occurred in California prior to that time, having been introduced by the Spanish.
From Orsak, L. The Butterflies of Orange County, California.
mamba.bio.uci.edu /~pjbryant/biodiv/lepidopt/pieridae/cabbagem.htm   (275 words)

  
 Pest of the month - Cabbage White Butterfly
The butterflies are quite territorial and won't approach where another has been, so fool them by tying a piece of fishing line over your crop and dangle home made butterflies made from white cardboard covered with contact for rain protection.
Flight Period: The cabbage white butterfly is one of the most common...
These butterflies can be seen flying in gardens from July to September.
www.theveggielady.com /cabbagewhitebutterfly.php   (492 words)

  
 Imported Cabbageworm
Cultural practices: Paper caps early in the season, and row covers later, are effective in preventing oviposition by imported cabbageworm butterflies.
Design of a sampling plan for studies on the population dynamics of the imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
The biology of the small white butterfly (Pieris rapae), with special reference to the factors controlling its abundance.
creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /veg/leaf/imported_cabbageworm.htm   (1462 words)

  
 West Virginia White Butterfly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West Virginia White Butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) is a common butterfly found in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario.
They are typically found in moist deciduous forests.
It has translucent whitish wings of length 4.5-5.5 cm; the hindwing underside has brownish or pale gray scaling along the veins.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Virginia_White_Butterfly   (120 words)

  
 Edifying Spectacle's Gallery -
A Pieris butterfly perches on an Indian paintbrush flower
A red-spotted purple butterfly perched on a twig.
A swarm of African snout butterflies surrounds forest elephants
www.edifyingspectacle.org /gallery/1973-n-3.htm   (96 words)

  
 Pieris rapae
This butterfly has a slow and lumbering flight (Fullaway and Krauss, 1945).
Harcourt, D. Major Factors in the Survival of the Immature Stages of Pieris rapae (L.).
Muggeridge, J. The White Butterfly (Pieris rapae L.).
www.extento.hawaii.edu /kbase/crop/Type/pieris.htm   (1112 words)

  
 Veined White Butterfly
The veined white is a butterfly of forested areas, especially near forest edges and clearings.
Later in the season, however, many individuals are lighter, and often lack vein lining altogether (that is, they are immaculate; see photo below).
Tilden, J.W. Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay Region.
crawford.tardigrade.net /bugs/BugofMonth20.html   (394 words)

  
 Jeff's Butterfly Page
This e-mail list serves as a forum for butterfly enthusiasts or "butterfliers" to discuss all aspects of butterfly (and moth) life in the Carolinas, including butterfly finding, butterfly identification, trip reports, butterfly counts, butterfly behavior, backyard butterflying, butterfly gardening, butterfly photography, and butterfly club information.
Approximately 171 species of butterflies are known from North Carolina.
Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina by Harry LeGrand and Tom Howard -- best source of NC butterfly info available!
www.duke.edu /~jspippen/butterflies.htm   (183 words)

  
 Publications of Tadao Hirota
, Obara Y (2000) The influence of the air temperature and sunlight intensity on mate-locating behavior in Pieris rapae crucivora.
Carter D (1992) Butterflies and moths, Dorling Kindersley, London.
, Itakura M, Obara Y (2000) Association between the genotype of glycoltic enzymes and the behavioral variance in Pieris rapae crucivora, Annual Meeting of he Zoological Society of Japan, 71, The University of Tokyo.
www.angelfire.com /dc/coulmbo/Paper/index-e.html   (571 words)

  
 Pieris brassicae (Cabbage White Butterfly)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Large white butterfly with larvae that feed on cabbages and other cruciferous plants as well as nasturtiums.
Khan, S., Davison, S. and Wright, M.G. Identification of an entomopathogenic bacterium that infected a colony of Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in South Africa.
Yaman, M. and Demirbag, Z. Studies of bacteria as potential microbial control agents of the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
www.museums.org.za /bio/butterflies/pieris_brassicae.htm   (82 words)

  
 Resources from www.BiologyBrowser.org
A spermatophore structured in the bursa copulatrix of the Small White Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) during copulation, and its sugar content
Change of food plant preference by larvae of Pieris rapae controlled by strain selection, and the inheritance of this trait
Comparison of the selective effect of two mustard oils and their glucosides to Pieris larvae
www.biologybrowser.org /cgi-bin/search/hyperseek.cgi?Terms=Pieris   (224 words)

  
 Moth & Butterfly Gallery 0
Moths and butterflies include a great many of our most colourful and familiar insects - brightening our fields and gardens during the warm summer months.
Enjoy this selection of species, all found in Britain and Northern Europe unless stated otherwise.
Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) - wings closed
www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk /moth0.htm   (162 words)

  
 Amazon.com: A Pieris butterfly perches on an Indian paintbrush flower, Photographic Print by Paul Chesley, 24x18: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Amazon.com: A Pieris butterfly perches on an Indian paintbrush flower, Photographic Print by Paul Chesley, 24x18: Kitchen & Housewares
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A Pieris butterfly perches on an Indian paintbrush flower, Photographic Print by Paul Chesley, 24x18
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009NN4VU   (381 words)

  
 Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Serie of 6 butterfly pictures taken in Zuidbroek, The Netherlands.
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www.flickr.com /photos/berendm/259914724   (87 words)

  
 Paul Chesley Art- A packtrain winds its way past Toxaway Lake, A pair of hands holds the national flag of China, A pair ...
A pair of swallow-tailed gulls perch on a rock
A pregnant woman is given a sonogram by a medical worker
A full webbased image editor based on php can be freely downloaded and non-commercially used on the Truecolor pages.
art.allayers.com /artists/artist/paul_chesley/begin/40   (427 words)

  
 NatureServe Explorer Species Index: Genus Pieris
AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK Pieris oleracea frigida
Distribution data for U.S. states and Canadian provinces is known to be incomplete or has not been reviewed for this taxon.
All other data last updated: June 9, 2006
www.natureserve.org /explorer/speciesIndex/Genus_Pieris_105689_1.htm   (950 words)

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