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Cabbage White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

This is a female Cabbage White butterfly (the males have only one spot on the forewings). These are an introduced species in Australia and the caterpillars are considered horticultural pests.

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Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

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