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BUTTERFLY GALLERY - Small Butterflies
Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223

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D_CabbageWhite Common Name:
Cabbage White
 
 
Scientific Name: Pieris rapae

 

Habitat & Flight Period: Open areas such as roadsides, gardens, weeky disturbed patches / Early spring to late fall

 

Comment: Wingspan 1.75-2.25" One of our most abundant butterflies. Introduced from Eurasia in the mid-1800's. Can be a pest of cabbage and related crops. Females have 2 black spots on upperwing, males have one.