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Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
The sex of cabbage butterflies can be determined easily. In addition to the dark spot at the outer "corner" of the forewing, upper (dorsal) side, females have two dark spots mid-wing, one above the other; males have only one. All types of brassica are affected by cabbage white caterpillars, including cabbages, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, swede and turnips.
The Small White is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also known as the Small Cabbage White and in New Zealand, simply as White Butterfly. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Oct 11, 2012. Captured in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
