Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 913962

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Observation date: July 30, 2013
Date notes: Same caterpillar on different days - removed to a container box to prevent Red Wasp from eating it. I had been watching the larvae to see when they formed the chrysalis and found that I could not locate them or any chrysalises. Then I saw the red wasp attack a looper larvae on the collard green. So I rescued the only two remaining cabbage white larvae and placed them in confinement. So the second image is taken two days later on 08/02/2013.
Submitted by: Anna_holmes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: January 30, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Alabama, Madison County