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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Whites (Pierinae) » Pieris » Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
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Butterfly 2 - Pieris rapae
Copyright © 2009 Gacko

Butterfly 2 - Pieris rapae
Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas, USA
May 20, 2009
Taken at a local nursery. I was surprised at how much yellow was on this one when it finally landed--it looked white in flight.
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Contributed by Gacko on 20 May, 2009 - 7:50pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 5:08pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 8 July, 2009 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

Cabbage White
Butterfy 2 and Butterfly 3 are both Pieris rapae.
… William Edwards, 20 May, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Do you see them here often?
It may just be that I've never caught one with the camera before, although I've seen them in the panhandle. I just didn't think they were this far south. I'm so pleased to have you join in on BugGuide--it's my good fortune!
… Gacko, 20 May, 2009 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Cabbage White - Abundance Status
This species is regarded as Common in the North Texas area.
I see them fairly often.
… William Edwards, 20 May, 2009 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

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