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European Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Description:

Wingspan 5cm, both sexes have 1 black spot well along front margin of hind wings. Introduced accidentally near Montreal in the 1860's, this species has become an important pest.

Habitat:

urban garden

Notes:

I spotted this feeding on a butterfly bush in the flower bed on Portage rd at Oak Hall.

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Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Aug 10, 2011

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