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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Sulphurs and Yellows (Coliadinae) » Eurema » Barred Yellow - Hodges#4243 (Eurema daira)
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Cabbage White - Eurema daira
Copyright © 2006 Lew Scharpf

Cabbage White - Eurema daira
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
September 9, 2006
I believe this is a Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae) male but would like a confirmation.
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Contributed by Lew Scharpf on 9 September, 2006 - 3:32pm
Last updated 3 December, 2007 - 3:57pm

Moved
Moved from Sulphurs.
… A.W. Thomas, 4 December, 2006 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2006 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

I don't think it's a Cabbage White
For one thing, it doesn't have the yellow hindwing. What size was it? It looks more like a winter form Eurema daira to me (but that's a much smaller butterfly than the Cabbage White):

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 September, 2006 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Hannah, you make excellent po
Hannah, you make excellent points. The size of the specimen was about 12 mm forewing tip to body (certainly smaller than a cabbage white). I believe you are correct that this specimen matches Eurema daira. Thanks.
… Lew Scharpf, 9 September, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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