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Pieris rapae
This is a White Cabbage butterfly, but a rarity - yellow.
My yard in the Poconos, PA
Spotted on Mar 24, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012
4 Comments
One expert on moths and butterflies suggested as a possibility that this butterfly as a caterpillar ate mustard seeds causing the yellow as an adult. Any comments? This is the 3rd "odd" yellow insect I have discovered. 2 caterpillars and now this small cabbage white butterfly.
Keith, yes, I have a friend who is an expert in moths and butterflies. He is looking into it.
There are many yellow butterfly species in the Sulfur family, are you sure it isnt one of these? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur_but...
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