Indian Cabbage White

Pieris canidia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae

Also called: Asian Cabbage White, Cabbage White

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Indian Cabbage White
Photo: Yi-Kai Tea, CC BY-SA

The Indian cabbage white has a wingspan of about 42 to 60 mm. Males are white to pale cream on the upper side, with a noticeable black spot on the hindwing and several black spots near the wing tips. It lives in the sub-Himalayan region of India and Pakistan, from about 2,000 to 11,000 ft elevation, and also occurs in southern India, Assam, Myanmar, and extends into China.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males are white to pale cream on the upperside.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan ranges from 42 to 60 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Occurs in India, Nepal, and Indochina.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It is closely related to Pieris rapae, a similar white butterfly.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Indian Cabbage White photo 3
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY
Indian Cabbage White photo 4
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY
Indian Cabbage White photo 5
Photo: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY
Indian Cabbage White photo 6
Photo: Ankur Nandi, CC BY

Same family (Pieridae)

Small WhiteSmall WhitePieris rapaeGreen-veined WhiteGreen-veined WhitePieris napiOrange SulphurOrange SulphurColias eurythemeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon BrimstoneCommon BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniLarge WhiteLarge WhitePieris brassicaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCloudless SulphurCloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_canidia

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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