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which butterfly ?? - Pieris rapae - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Beth Sands

which butterfly ?? - Pieris rapae - Male Female
Livermore, alameda County, California, USA
June 13, 2009
Size: over an inch
I am pretty sure that the male is the white one and the female is the yellow one , but Is this a cabbage white and a sulphur butterfly ? I know that colors can differ between the sexes , but are these the same type of butterfly ? Thanks for any comment Beth
Contributed by Beth Sands on 13 June, 2009 - 8:07pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 5:08pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 8 July, 2009 - 5:08pm

Mating Pieris rapae
See also
… Mr. Johan Maertens, 14 June, 2009 - 3:28am

Not a butterfly expert...
...but fairly certain that you do indeed have a pair of Cabbage White butterflies. I believe the color spectrum simply includes white and pale yellow. I don't think that variation has anything to do with the gender. (Hopefully, someone will correct me if I am wrong!) For instance, see this photo where the male is the yellower one:

… Harsi S. Parker, 13 June, 2009 - 8:57pm

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