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Cabbage White, (lifecycle).

Pieris rapae

Photo by Fyn Kynd
Published on Project Noah
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44.3617, -69.195

Field Notes

Description:

Green or bluish-green with thin yellow dorsal line (sometimes faint or absent) and lateral line composed of pairs of yellow spots, the anterior spot of each pair with a black central dot; body covered with short fine hair.

Habitat:

Found inside.

Reference Links:

Species Pieris rapae - Cabbage White - BugGuide.Net

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