Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Googong Foreshore

Pieris rapae at Googong Foreshore - 2 Aug 2018
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 3 Aug 2018 SuziBond
Pieris rapae 2 Aug 2018 RodDeb

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User's notes

very surprised to see a Butterfly fly past as we were driving out, had to follow it for a while as it kept moving on each time it was spotted again.

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SuziBond wrote:
   3 Aug 2018
Thanks for the winter butterfly record, there's been a few Cabbage Whites flying during winter this year.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 2 Aug 2018 02:21 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

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

    Artogeia rapae

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