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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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Washington PA - Pieris rapae - male
Copyright © 2012 Rain Burroughs

Washington PA - Pieris rapae - Male
Washington PA, Washington County
Size: 15-20 mm
This little critter appeared in my kitchen January 26, 2011 when I took the pix and then he reappeared again January 2012 ...that's the only times I have seen it...
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Contributed by Rain Burroughs on 14 February, 2012 - 11:57pm
Last updated 15 February, 2012 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Paul Dennehy, 15 February, 2012 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

both years you probably had a Cabbage Worm
(the caterpillar these come from) that wandered in, or hitched a ride on some vegetables, then pupated inside the house. The butterflies then emerged early inside the warm house.
… David J. Ferguson, 15 February, 2012 - 2:34am login or register to post comments

Cabbage White
Species Pieris rapae see here(1)

Nice photo! Welcome to Bug Guide!
… Jim Moore, 15 February, 2012 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

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