Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Captains Flat, NSW

Pieris rapae at Captains Flat, NSW - 5 Nov 2023 12:31 PM
Pieris rapae at Captains Flat, NSW - 5 Nov 2023 12:31 PM
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 5 Nov 2023 owenh
Pieris rapae 5 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Pieris rapae 5 Nov 2023 Csteele4

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Oddly still, to the point I gently touched it to ensure it wasn't dead!

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Insect on a flower
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Cassinia sp Associated plant
  • 25mm to 50mm 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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