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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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Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) - Pieris rapae - male
Copyright © 2007 John R. Maxwell

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) - Pieris rapae - Male
Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 13, 2004
Size: Maybe around 2.5 cm?
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)?
Is gender possible from this view?
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 14 November, 2007 - 10:11am
Last updated 19 November, 2007 - 12:33pm

Determining gender from photos
The short answer on your gender question is Yes. Details from An Introduction to Southern California Butterflies by Fred Heath:

"Above the forewing tips are dark - black in the male and gray in the female. The male has a single black spot in the middle of the forewing, while the female has two such spots."

The one spot/two spot thing is mentioned in at least two other books that cover butterflies in the West.

My favorite cabbage white shot:
… Ron Hemberger, 14 November, 2007 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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