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Cabbage white

Pieris Rapae

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Field Notes

Description:

Butterfly, species unknown. Somehow made it into my home..

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EOL: Pieris rapae, Pieris rapae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
arvind.venkataramani
That looks like a good candidate. But the greenish tinge is actually that. I have a white object nearby in the same light, and that looks white (this is fluorescent lighting)
KarenL
Looks like a Small white (Pieris Rapae) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_White I'm assuming the green color is a reflection.

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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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