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Pieris rapae
Small white butterfly that emerges from the pupa around April. After mating they lay their eggs on plants of the mustard family, but love cabbage and broccoli plants. The caterpillars eat the plants, the butterflies drink nectar.
Yard,flowers,field,vegetable garden
Spotted on Sep 8, 2010
Submitted on Sep 8, 2010
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Cabbage White Butterfly