Pieris rapae, the
small white, is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is also known as the
small cabbage white and in New Zealand, simply as
white butterfly. The names "cabbage butterfly" and "cabbage white" can also refer to the large white. The butterfly can be distinguished by the white color with small black dots on its wings. They are further distinguished by the smaller size and lack of the...
(Wikipedia)