Pieris rapae
Cabbage White at Tuggeranong DC, ACT
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| Pieris rapae | SuziBond | 3 Mar 2020 | |
| Appias paulina | RodDeb | 29 Feb 2020 |
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User's notes
probably turn out to be a Cabbage White but it looked different and quite big. It did not settle at all and flew around fairly fast up and down. There was no sign of any other yellow/white butterflies.
2 comments
4 Mar 2020
Unfortunately it's a Cabbage White... the best way to separate these species is by the location of the dots on the forewing. Our region is currently seeing some of the less common migrants moving through, so do keep looking in case one of them does turn out to be a Yellow Albatross!
4 Mar 2020
Thanks Suzi, yep we keep looking, still nowhere near as many butterflies around so hope it won't affect their populations drastically for next year also.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.075401-35.451685
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2020 01:30 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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
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