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Small white (mating)

Pieris rapae

Description:

Small to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. The female is on the right. This species is slightly dimorphic as the female has two black spots on the dorsal side of the fore-wing which are visible.

Habitat:

Spotted at an old farm on a blackberry plant.

Notes:

An introduced species to North America.

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Brian38
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Brian38

Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 26, 2019
Submitted on Jun 30, 2019

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