Small Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) wildspecies.ca

Exotic

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Butterflies

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Common Names

English common name:

Small Cabbage White

In English, species in the subfamily Pierinae are named "White", except for genera Anthocharis and Euchloe.

French common name:

Piéride de la rave

In French, species in the subfamily Pierinae are named "Piéride" (feminine), except for genera Anthocharis and Euchloe.

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Cabbage White	Piéride du chou
2010	Cabbage White	Piéride du chou
2015
2020

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Pieris rapae	Pieridae	Lepidoptera
2010	Pieris rapae	Pieridae	Lepidoptera
2015	Pieris rapae	Pieridae	Lepidoptera
2020	Pieris rapae	Pieridae	Lepidoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Not Applicable
2010	Not Applicable
2015	Not Applicable
2020	Not Applicable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - NNA
2020	Not Applicable - NNA

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nunavut
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

British Columbia
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Saskatchewan
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Ontario
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

New Brunswick
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Exotic - 7
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Exotic - 7
2010	Exotic - 7
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present