Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)
Sighting 4363434

Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Isaacs, ACT

Pieris rapae at Isaacs, ACT - 21 Dec 2020 12:27 PM
Pieris rapae at Isaacs, ACT - 21 Dec 2020 12:27 PM
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 24 Dec 2020 MatthewFrawley
Pieris rapae 24 Dec 2020 Mike

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2 comments

MatthewFrawley wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
Is that a second butterfly there as well, smaller and yellow in colour?
Mike wrote:
   24 Dec 2020
it was a mating pair, which flew off while still joined.

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Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

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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