Pieris brassicae

One captured at Donny's place, two more at the wharf and one that flew out of a container; come caterpillars were collected at Maldivia but it did not become established. (Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021); Originally from the Tropics and Central Europe. Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury); Caterpillars are voracious eaters making holes in the leaves and hearts of brassica plants leaving frass accumulation. Single caterpillar detected on cabbages in 1996 on RMS St Helena, cabbages indicated further infestation and were confiscated and destroyed by Agricultural and Forestry department. (Environmental Conservation Section of the Agriculture and Forestry Department (1995-1998) Bulletin.);