Pieris rapae

species of butterfly
Taxon taxon Q27653
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Pieris rapae

Summary

Pieris rapae is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #1,144 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pieris rapae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pieris rapae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pieris rapae is classified within Pieris[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pieris rapae is Pieris rapae[6].
  • Pieris rapae's Commons category is recorded as Pieris rapae[7].
  • Pieris rapae comprises wing[8].
  • Pieris rapae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pieris rapae[9].
  • Pieris rapae's Commons gallery is recorded as Pieris rapae[10].
  • Pieris rapae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Pieris rapae's is pollinator of is recorded as tomato[12].
  • Pieris rapae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. rapae'}[13].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyn bach'}[14].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'klein koolwitje'}[15].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Klein koolwitje'}[16].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small white'}[17].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '白粉蝶'}[18].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '紋白蝶'}[19].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '菜粉蝶'}[20].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '日本紋白蝶'}[21].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '菜白蝶'}[22].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bělásek řepový'}[23].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'piéride de la rave'}[24].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kleiner Kohlweißling'}[25].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'naurisperhonen'}[26].
  • Pieris rapae is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '菜粉蝶'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pieris rapae is Pieris rapae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pieris[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'gwyn bach'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'klein koolwitje'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'small white'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '白粉蝶'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '紋白蝶'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '菜粉蝶'}[20].

Identifiers

Pieris rapae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 64459[28]. Pieris rapae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 176683[29]. Pieris rapae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1920496[30]. Pieris rapae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 188541[31].

Why It Matters

Pieris rapae ranks in the top 0.59% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #1,144 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . colombia.inaturalist.org. colombia.inaturalist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biotic Interactions. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Pieris
    Is pollinator of tomato
    Instance of
    Has host Sinapis arvensis, Tropaeolum majus, Alliaria petiolata +46
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