Skip to main content
Today is World Oceans Day!
Close

Cabbage White

Artogeia rapae

Photo by mary.gallo.m
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

39.2909, -76.6108

Field Notes

Description:

Cabbage white is a small white butterfly (1and 1/4 to 1 and 1/8") (32-48cm). Milk white above with charcoal FW tips, black submarginal sex spots on FW (l on male, 2 on female). Well known to most gardeners because of their appetite for cabbages and radishes. The Cabbage white butterfly has spread throughout North America.

Habitat:

Seen in gardens, agricultural and abandoned fields, cities, plains, foothills, wandering just about everywhere. There were several of these white cabbage butterflies in a field along a path at a state park in Baltimore, Maryland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (0)

Be the first to comment

Sign in to comment

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mushroom Mapping
Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Wildlife of Northeastern USA
Mission
Maryland Wildlife
Mission
Mission WILD
Photographed
PublishedJuly 21, 2014

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies