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Spotting

Description:

Might be a cabbage white, but there is just one spot on the upper wing. We've had quite a few of these this year, and that's been true in all cases (just one spot, upper wing). Not very large - less than 2 inches.

Habitat:

Pacific Northwest, town in the midst of forest, 95.3 inches of rain last year, about 1,000' elevation.

Notes:

The plant is a bushy geranium - small flowers that bloom all season.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae


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4 Comments

Green Nature
Green Nature 7 years ago

Yes, cabbage white. One little known fact about them is that the spots help determine gender. Males have one spot per wing, females have two spots per wing.

http://greennature.com/article35.html

ClarissaJ97
ClarissaJ97 7 years ago

I think you were right in your assumption of it being a cabbage white.

AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago

Hi Ellen, on the map simply grab the pin and manually move it to where you need it to be at

EllenBaker
EllenBaker 7 years ago

The map function is not working! I'm in Glacier, Washington USA
48.8901° N, 121.9457° W - no question.

EllenBaker
Spotted by
EllenBaker

Washington, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2016
Submitted on Sep 14, 2016

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