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Small white

Pieris rapae

Photo by BillSweeney
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small pale butterfly with a couple all black spots. Feeding on goldenrod at a field perimeter.

Reference Links:

Cabbage White Butterfly - Pieris rapae - Overview, Pieris rapae, Pieris rapae - Cabbage Butterfly -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

cabbage white

Pieris rapae
KarenSaxton
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Comments (1)
BillSweeney
Thanks Karen! I'm not sure what happened w/my comment at posting, Autocorrect sometimes has a way of making up it's own mind. I thought I had typed; small pale butterfly ... at a field perimeter. :)
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PublishedOctober 12, 2013

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