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Pieris rapae
Small White butterfly , also known as a Cabbage white or even a Cabbage moth. This is the male, as it only has a single spot on each fore wing, while the females have two.
Domestic garden.
It's an introduced pest species.
Spotted on Nov 4, 2007
Submitted on Jan 4, 2011
3 Comments
Pity is a pest because the colours are fantastic!
Thanks. Too bad it is an introduced pest.
Beautiful photo