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Small White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

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Field Notes

Description:

Perhaps someone can ID the plants as well as the butterfly

Habitat:

Rocky, stony limestone hillside with scattered Gorse and other bushes

Species ID Suggestions

Small white butterfly

Pieris rapae

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Comments (7)
lori.tas
Artogeia rapae is the old designation for Pieris rapae. Dandelions come in many sizes, but it still could be something else.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Interesting, my wildlife book (UK) shows a Small White as Artogeia rapae. Is Sulphur the American common name for a Small White?
lori.tas
Not sure about the white flower, though.
lori.tas
Looks like it (actually 'he' - it's a male) is on dandelion.

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