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Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Photo by Thane Wilcox
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Species ID Suggestions

Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

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Graham Monroe
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Graham Monroe
My guess is that it is a Cabbage White Butterfly. I am unable to tell, however, if it is a Small White (Pieris rapae) or a Large White (Pieris brassicae). Here's the Wikipedia article for a Large White: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_brassicae

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