#pieridae

[michaelnordeman]

Common brimstone/Gonepteryx rhamni/citronfjäril. Värmland, Sweden (16 July 2020).

[snototter]

Color variations of common dotted border butterflies (Mylothris agathina) in in the Buhoma sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

by David Beadle

[faguscarolinensis]

Metamorphosis of Phoebis sennae / Cloudless Sulfur

[zegalba]

Drawn by the scent of urine, whites and sulfurs (Pieridae) congregate on the bank of Alas River in Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

[miyrumiyru]

This cute and tiny butterfly deserves endless spotlight!

(F) Yellow Tip (Anthocharis scolymus)

[razehider]

as some of the most widespread and common insects on the planet, there's some irony in cabbage whites also being ridiculously elusive even by butterfly standards. this large white (Pieris rapae) was so unnaturally calm that i thought something fishy was going on, but it still ended up not letting me get too close so i think i just caught the 1 in 1000 that knew what landing was

(July 13th, 2025)

[herpsandbirds]

Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior), family Pieridae, Douglas County, WI, USA

photograph by Terry Mortier

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

My destructive beauty Pieris rapae for all my failed gardeners worldwide please <3 huge agricultural pest of indescribable and abyssal loss but so innocently beautiful...

Excellent choice! No doubt lots of people have seen this species!

Have you seen the cabbage white (Pieris rapae)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onFeb 9

This species has some different common names across the many regions it occupies including: small white, cabbage butterfly, small cabbage white, and white butterfly. It is also known as the imported cabbageworm.