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Thanks ForestDragon. I'm aware that it's a butterfly, but growing up, I've always heard/used the common name cabbage moth. I didn't know the scientific name though so thanks for the identification on that! I'm uploading these to identify for a school project and have no idea about some of the other spottings I've posted so if have any ideas about the I.D.'s on those too, let me know.
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This beauty is actually a species of Butterfly. Its is from Genus Pieris. One of the most common of the Whites is the Cabbage White, Pieris rapae:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3259
They are not native to North America but have established themselves very well here.
I believe this is the ID of your Butterfly.
Nice spotting elliot.schoenig,congrats ,thanks for sharing and welcome to Project Noah