Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)
Sighting 1974051

Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Fadden, ACT

Pieris rapae at Fadden, ACT - 12 Dec 2015 10:13 AM
Pieris rapae at Fadden, ACT - 12 Dec 2015 10:13 AM
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 13 Dec 2015 SuziBond
Pieris rapae 12 Dec 2015 ArcherCallaway

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2 comments

SuziBond wrote:
   14 Dec 2015
Are these two images of two different butterflies? The first is a Cabbage White but the second looks more like a Common Grass-blue.
ArcherCallaway wrote:
   14 Dec 2015
Whoops. Yes, go off the first photo, I have removed the second, which I have already reported there with a better photo: http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1974052

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Species information

  • Pieris rapae Scientific name
  • Cabbage White Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 2142.2m Recorded at altitude
  • 402 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information

  • Synonyms

    Artogeia rapae
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