Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Pieris rapae	27 Mar 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	27 Mar 2022	Luis

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For the last couple of months I have seen many of these white butterflies or months sometimes as many as 20 in close proximity. What species of butterfly or moth are they? My wife says they are white cabbage moth. However I thought Moths are mostly nocturnal and never close the wings to vertical when landing. I have seen these with wings close to vertical closed up position before opening and flying off. Would love to know what I am looking at. cheers Luis

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Mar 2022

Your wife is almost correct White Cabbage Butterfly

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Location information

Coordinates 149.038889 -35.397222
Altitude 628.0m
Maps Urambi Hills
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
25 Mar 2022 11:39 AM Recorded on
Luis Recorded by
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Luis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Whites & Yellows (Pieridae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

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Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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