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Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris brassicae

Description:

I found it in the woods. It may have been the victim of a birds attack since the wing was pierced, but it was alive and OK. The wings are white, with black tips on the forewings of both males and females, the female also has two black spots on each forewing. The underside is a pale greenish and serves as excellent camouflage when at rest. The black markings are generally darker in the summer brood. Its wingspan is 5 to 6.5 cm.

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2 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Appropriate for Mission Mimetic Animals of the World

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Nice Mimetism

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Kortessem, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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