Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Pieridae (Whites and sulphurs)

Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rapsweißling Gray-veined White

Synonyms and other combinations:

Papilio napi Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Papilio napaeae Esper, [1804] |

  • Pieris napi  1551
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-06-17 13:59:06
    Image number: 1551

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-06-17 13:59:06

  • Pieris napi, mating  1388
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-07 12:10:09
    Image number: 1388
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-07 12:10:09

  • Pieris napi, mating  1389
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-05-07 12:11:20
    Image number: 1389
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-05-07 12:11:20

  • Pieris napi, mating  1488
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-09 11:40:15
    Image number: 1488
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-09 11:40:15

  • Pieris napi  1636
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2004-08-08 11:43:12
    Image number: 1636

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2004-08-08 11:43:12

  • Pieris napi  1637
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2004-08-08 11:43:42
    Image number: 1637

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2004-08-08 11:43:42

  • Pieris napi  1907
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-05-15 12:12:27
    Image number: 1907

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-05-15 12:12:27

  • Pieris napi, female  1927
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-07-09 09:53:43
    Image number: 1927
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-07-09 09:53:43

  • Pieris napi, male  1928
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-07-09 09:40:39
    Image number: 1928
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-07-09 09:40:39

  • Pieris napi, caterpillar  6260
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, caterpillar, conf. Uwe Dietzel
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-05 18:03:03
    Image number: 6260
    caterpillar
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-05 18:03:03
    conf. Uwe Dietzel
  • Pieris napi, caterpillar  6261
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, caterpillar, conf. Uwe Dietzel
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-05 18:03:16
    Image number: 6261
    caterpillar
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-05 18:03:16
    conf. Uwe Dietzel
  • Pieris napi  6262
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-07 11:50:59
    Image number: 6262

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-07 11:50:59

  • Pieris napi, pupa  6264
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, pupa, det. Peter Schmidt
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-08 09:38:12
    Image number: 6264
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-08 09:38:12
    det. Peter Schmidt
  • Pieris napi, pupa  6265
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, pupa, det. Peter Schmidt
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-08 09:39:49
    Image number: 6265
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-08 09:39:49
    det. Peter Schmidt
  • Pieris napi, pupa  9012
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-10-07 12:08:26
    Image number: 9012
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-10-07 12:08:26

  • Pieris napi, pupa  9013
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-10-07 12:08:53
    Image number: 9013
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-10-07 12:08:53

  • Pieris napi, exuvia  9293
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:18:30
    Image number: 9293
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:18:30

  • Pieris napi, exuvia  9294
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:22:52
    Image number: 9294
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:22:52

  • Pieris napi, exuvia  9295
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:23:15
    Image number: 9295
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:23:15

  • Pieris napi, male  9296
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:13:51
    Image number: 9296
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:13:51

  • Pieris napi, male  9297
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:13:54
    Image number: 9297
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:13:54

  • Pieris napi, male  9298
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:29:21
    Image number: 9298
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:29:21

  • Pieris napi, male  9299
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:30:38
    Image number: 9299
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:30:38

  • Pieris napi, male  9300
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:33:09
    Image number: 9300
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:33:09

  • Pieris napi, male  9301
    Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rapsweißling  Gray-veined White 
    Pieris napi, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-14 10:34:15
    Image number: 9301
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-14 10:34:15


Classification:
Pieris napi belongs to the subfamily Pierinae, tribe Pierini.
Note:
In October 2019 I found the chrysalis shown here on a wall. After hibernating in the refrigerator a male of Pieris napi hatched on 13 or 14 May 2020.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums