Pieris rapae
Cabbage White at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Pieris rapae | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Aug 2025 | |
| Pieris rapae | CarbonAI | 7 May 2025 | |
| Pieris rapae | MazzV | 7 May 2025 |
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A Cabbage White Butterfly, (Pieris rapae), looking a bit the worse for wear! Photo 1 shows the white wings, with a few grey-black spots and the contrasting black body and antennae. Photo 2 (top, middle) shows it laying eggs, and photo 3 gives a bit more detail of the wings, mostly the underside, which has a pale yellow wash over some of it, especially on the hind wings. Photo 4 (middle of LH corner) shows a green caterpillar, the larvae from a much earlier visitation!
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- Mustard (Brassica Sp) Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast 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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