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Cabbage Butterfly, Small White, White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Photo by Duprasi
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Field Notes

Description:

White butterfly, just over an inch long, spread wingspan about 2 inches. Has a couple of spots on the wings.

Notes:

Spotted this white butterfly hiding in the roadside weeds on a windy day.

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Pieris rapae

Species ID Suggestions

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

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Comments (1)
bayucca
Close to Pieris rape, but markings are slightly different. For comparison Pieris rapae: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3259/bgimage Pontia protodice: http://bugguide.net/node/view/172037/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/3557/bgimage

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PublishedMay 27, 2013

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