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Cabbage Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Description:

Greenish-white Butterfly with a black dot on the wings.The caterpillar and chrysilis are green as well.

Habitat:

They are found pretty much everywhere.

Notes:

Picture of the caterpillar, chrysilis, and butterfly. These were all found in a batch of fresh kale from the market. Submitted by Jake.

1 Species ID Suggestions

European Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris rapae


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1 Comment

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Aww, did that larva in the last photo become the butterfly in the primary photo? In any case, it's so cute!

Jake Breeden
Spotted by
Jake Breeden

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 4, 2013

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