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Cabbage White butterfly

Pieris rapae

Photo by Bianca
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The most common butterfly

Habitat:

Where there are open spaces. Caterpillars eat plants from the mustard family including radish plants.

Notes:

Females have two Spots on each wing. Males have one.

Species ID Suggestions

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae
The Mishka
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Bianca
Thanks to the Mishka for Help with ID

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PublishedJune 29, 2011

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