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Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

Photo by Gaia80
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Field Notes

Description:

White butterflies gathering at a location next to a man-made pond.

Habitat:

Man-made pond, grassland, leaf forest, farmland.

Reference Links:

Pieris rapae - Wikipedia, Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) · iNaturalist.org

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Gaia80
How cool! I suspected as much, but I didn't know the common name for the behavior.
Ava T-B
This behavior is called puddling. https://www.earthtouchnews.com/in-the-field/backyard-wildlife/mud-puddling-the-butterflys-dirty-little-secret/

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PublishedAugust 15, 2019

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