An insect of the family Pieridae in the order Lepidoptera (illustration). A typical pierid butterfly found worldwide, commonly found throughout Japan. Its wingspan is about 5cm. The spring type is small, and males are smaller than females. As the name suggests, it has a black pattern on its forewings. Its English name is small white, due to its color. It invaded and established itself in North America, Oceania, and other areas as Europeans advanced and developed. There is a widely held theory that it was brought to Japan from the Asian continent by agriculturalists at the end of the Jomon period, along with cultivated plants. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
鱗翅目シロチョウ科の昆虫(イラスト)。世界中に分布する典型的なシロチョウで,日本全国にふつう。翅の開張は5cm前後。春型は小さく,雄は雌より小さい。名のように前翅に黒い紋がある。英名はその色からsmall whiteという。北アメリカ,オセアニアなどにはヨーロッパ人の進出,開拓などに伴って侵入,定着した。日本にも縄文時代の終りに,農耕を営む人々によってアジア大陸から栽培植物とともにもたらされたとする説が有力である。
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