Pieris rapae
Cabbage White at Holt, ACT
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| Pieris rapae | owenh | 23 Mar 2023 | |
| Pieris rapae | donhe | 23 Mar 2023 | |
| Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Mar 2023 | |
| Unverified | Cristy1676 | 15 Mar 2023 |
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User's notes
I would love an ID on this caterpillar AND if it has come to its death due to being implanted by parasitic wasp eggs that are now larvae? It was really interesting, because then the mass was eaten by a European wasp.
It was all quite interesting to watch.
For clarity, I have provided image of both the 'dying/dead/ caterpillar and one of the live caterpillars found around it that I believe to be the same species?
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23 Mar 2023
Agree with donhe's suggestion - Cabbage White butterfly caterpillar - and yes, the parasitoid wasp larvae lead to the caterpillar's eventual demise. For a bit of info on these beneficial parasitoids see: https://cesaraustralia.com/pestfacts/parasitoids-cotesia-apanteles/
Location information
- Coordinates 148.993555-35.232403
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2023 10:38 AM Recorded on
- Cristy1676 Recorded by
- Cabbage leaf (in a vegetable garden bed) Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Injured / sick Animal health
Collections
- Cristy1676 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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