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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Whites (Pierinae) » Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites, Albatrosses (Pierini) » Pieris » Cabbage White - Hodges#4197 (Pieris rapae)
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Not sure what it is - Pieris rapae
Copyright © 2010 Jennifer

Not sure what it is - Pieris rapae
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
November 13, 2010
Size: appx. 1 inch
This is attached to the wall in my enclosed porch.

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Not sure what it is - Pieris rapae Not sure what it is - Pieris rapae Not sure what it is - Pieris rapae
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Contributed by Jennifer on 13 November, 2010 - 1:57pm
Last updated 3 December, 2010 - 10:26pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 December, 2010 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 1 December, 2010 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

bad spot for the winter!
Is there any way to safely move it? It is in a bad location about 7 inches off the floor and I have a 15 month old son who would love to play with it.
… Jennifer, 13 November, 2010 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

swallowtail butterfly
when it ecloses..next spring.
hopefully an expert can tell you which one..heres a couple other examples..i really like this picture..
… Edna Woodward, 13 November, 2010 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually, I think it's a pierid
like maybe a cabbage white
… Charley Eiseman, 13 November, 2010 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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