Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 990110

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Observation date: July 20, 2014
Submitted by: missjohnson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Evening while watering plants noticed butterfly trying to escape the water. With more observation I noticed two butterflies mating. One more yellow than the other. I spread the wings slightly and saw that the whiter butterfly had black on its wing tips & dots in the middle of the wings.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 21, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Ohio, Erie County