Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Pieris rapae at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 21 Dec 2017
Pieris rapae at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 21 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 23 Dec 2017 SuziBond
Pieris rapae 23 Dec 2017 RodDeb

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4 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   24 Dec 2017
I saw this species in Watson too.
SuziBond wrote:
   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.
RodDeb wrote:
   24 Dec 2017
Thanks Suzi Merry Xmas
SuziBond wrote:
   26 Dec 2017
Merry Xmas :)

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Unknown Gender

Species information

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

    Artogeia rapae

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