Cabbage Butterfly
 
Location: Bragg Creek, AB
Date: Aug. 8, 2009		                
       Photo 5

Common Name:  Cabbage Butterfly or Cabbage White

Latin Name:  Pieris rapae Linnaeus 1758
                        (N. Kondla, 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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