Detection of the Large White butterfly Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
The Large White butterfly (Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)) originally from the Palaearctic and previously introduced to South Africa and Chile is detected on Rapa Nui (Easter Island).The records correspond to all stages of the life cycle: eggs, caterpillars, pupa and adults.Caterpillars were found feeding on Lilac Tropaeolum majus.The introducti