Pieris rapae

1 Cabbage White at Mongarlowe, NSW

Pieris rapae at Mongarlowe, NSW - 1 Dec 2022
Pieris rapae at Mongarlowe, NSW - 1 Dec 2022
Pieris rapae at Mongarlowe, NSW - 1 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 4 Dec 2022 owenh
Pieris rapae 4 Dec 2022 LisaH

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User's notes

A gathering of cabbage whites (also, a skipper snuck it's way into the third photo, but too unclear to post a sighting on its own)

4 comments

owenh wrote:
   4 Dec 2022
Something has their attention. Your skipper is a White-banded Grass-dart. Please post if you wish.
LisaH wrote:
   4 Dec 2022
Interesting - thank you. There were two separate reeds (is that the bush?), that the cabbage whites were resting on - I couldn't see them feeding at all. And thanks for the skipper ID
SuziBond wrote:
   4 Dec 2022
Oh how strange, what fascinating photos Lisa!
LisaH wrote:
   4 Dec 2022
Thank you - I'd wondered if it was just ordinary behaviour that I just did not know about?

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 1 Dec 2022 03:23 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH 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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