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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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Small whitish butterfly - Pieris rapae
Copyright © 2009 Gary J Sibio

Small whitish butterfly - Pieris rapae
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
September 16, 2009
Size: small
This butterfly was just a little bit larger than a Spring or Summer Azure. I couldn't find it in my Kafman field guide.
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Contributed by Gary J Sibio on 17 September, 2009 - 1:39am
Last updated 30 September, 2009 - 6:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2009 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

a Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris rapae
… David J. Ferguson, 17 September, 2009 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
This butterfly was much small
This butterfly was much smaller than any Cabbage White I've ever seen. In fact, for a minute or so, this one was sitting right next to a Cabbage White and it was about half its size. Is there that much variation in sizes?
… Gary J Sibio, 17 September, 2009 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

 
small individuals appear in most species occasionally
It's hard to judge size from the photo, but it otherwise looks like a pretty normal (probably male) Pieris rapae.
… David J. Ferguson, 25 September, 2009 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

Here's a link to a much large
Here's a link to a much larger but uncropped version of this picture.

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/8230567_4avbX#652150399_t7CVC-X3-LB
… Gary J Sibio, 17 September, 2009 - 1:48am login or register to post comments

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