Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small White Butterfly
Pieris rapae(Linnaeus, 1758) - Small White Butterfly, Larva - 5 days old - head - anterior view

Image 0006: Larva - 5 days old - head - anterior view

Note circle of eyes just visible on left of head and small stubby antennae pointing downwards

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with bellows and Olympus Zuiko 50mm macro lens
Extension tubes 15cm
Sensor resolution (size) 1280x1024
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P26095
Found as Ovum
Date 22 Jul 2000
OS grid ref SU56
Lat/Lon 51° 20' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 22 Jul 2000[A]
Record summary egg laid on underside of Garden Nasturtium leaf
Associated organism on underside living leaf of Tropaeolum majus
Return to Record page Pieris rapae on 22 Jul 2000 at SU56 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Pieris rapae
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