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Scientific Name

Pieris rapae

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

cabbage white

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Protostomia
Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass	Pterygota
Infraclass	Neoptera
Superorder	Holometabola
Order	Lepidoptera
Superfamily	Papilionoidea
Family	Pieridae
Subfamily	Pierinae
Tribe	Pierini
Subtribe	Pierina
Genus	Pieris
Species	Pieris rapae

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Data Source: Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 327 pp.

Abundance

Common

Abundance Notes

Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008; Field observation records of Thomas Halliwell as published in "The Pearly-eye" (Field Reports of the NABA North Jersey Butterfly Club), Vol. 7 (March 2008).

Seasonality Tags

Breeder
Breeds and overwinters in the park all or most years.; Data Source: Glassberg, J. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East. Oxford University Press. 242 pp; Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 3

Species Checklists Tags

Butterflies

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Sharon Wander

Created Date

5/14/2008 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

Jennifer Stingelin Keefer

Last Modified Date

1/15/2010 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Wander and Wander, 2008. NPBIB-663832; Butterflies.mdb., Accepted Detail: Common names from North American Butterfly Association Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies.

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