Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1203022

Cabbage White
Pieris rapae

Observation date: April 22, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Female Cabbage White flying around in a backyard woodland-type garden that had some tulips, leaf matter, and creeping jenny, where it landed and stayed until I left (2-3 minutes). Size: Approx. 1.75-2" wingspan. Weather: 67 degrees, lightly overcast skies, light breezes.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: April 22, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Kansas, Douglas County