Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Pambula Beach, NSW

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Pieris rapae owenh 10 Jan 2023
Pieris rapae KylieWaldon 10 Jan 2023
Pieris rapae KylieWaldon 10 Jan 2023

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However much the cabbage whites loved the little daisy, they went totally crazy when they could sense the glycine growing up thru a conifer and spent much time honing in on it and chasing others off it.

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Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 28 Dec 2022 03:51 PM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by
  • seaside daisy, glycine Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • Yes Insect on a flower

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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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