Cabbage Butterfly
 
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: July 26, 2004		                
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Common Name:  Cabbage Butterfly or Cabbage White

Latin Name:  Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758
                        (R. Bercha, det.)

Wingspan:  40 - 50 mm

Range:  Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Agricultural and Suburban Areas

Time of year seen: March to October (Additional Sightings)

Caterpillar's Diet: Mustard family plants

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