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Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Photo by JoZee
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Field Notes

Description:

Whitish blue butterfly with grey spot and tips on its wings. Blue coloured body with long antenna. Nectar sipper.

Habitat:

Urban backyards.

Notes:

I suspect this is a cabbage butterfly, however, I've never seen a blue one, do they come in blue? I've only seen the ones with greenish yellow colouring.

Reference Links:

Species Pieris rapae - Cabbage White - Hodges#4197 - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Reference Link
Fyn Kynd
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Comments (2)
JoZee
You say it's worn, is the blue colour a character of this?

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PublishedMarch 13, 2014

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