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Pieris rapae
Copyright © 2019 Thom Mitchell

Pieris rapae
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
November 7, 2018
First for November in Illinois

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Pieris rapae Pieris rapae - male
Contributed by Thom Mitchell on 22 February, 2019 - 6:36pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Allison, 22 February, 2019 - 7:24pm

 
Thank you, Ken!
I initially thought these were different specimens. Then I realized they were different “views” and decided they were the same insect. Thanks for the prompt ID!
… Thom Mitchell, 22 February, 2019 - 7:41pm

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