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Pieris rapae
Medium size butterfly of the family Pieridae, about 3 to 4 cm long, with some 4,5 to 5 cm of wingspan. Hairy thorax, and white wings above sporting one black spot and a blackish smear on the tip of forewing. Wings are yellowish-greenish below.
Observed on edges and walking paths of deciduous, predominantly oak, (Bagasse forest) forest on France-Switzerland border, in a valley of lake Geneva, just in between Jura and Alps mountains ranges.
Spotted on Jun 16, 2018
Submitted on Jun 17, 2018
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