Pieris rapae
Cabbage White at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Pieris rapae | SuziBond | 23 Dec 2017 | |
| Pieris rapae | RodDeb | 23 Dec 2017 |
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4 comments
24 Dec 2017
Yep, quite a few of these butterflies around at the moment. Your butterfly is a female, they have two spots on the upperside of each forewing where the male only has one.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067602-35.303015
- Altitude 585.0m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2017 10:18 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pieris rapae Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects
Species information
- Pieris rapae Scientific name
- Cabbage White Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2142.2m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Artogeia rapae
Record quality
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