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- The Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) -
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This is a female cabbage white butterfly identifiable by its twin dots on each wing.  The male has only one dot.  The fully extended wing span is about two inches across, plus or minus a quarter inch.

The host plants for the cabbage white butterfly to lay her eggs and for the caterpillars to mature are members of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family, or occasionally members of the caper (Capparidaceae) family.  The eggs are laid on the underside of the leaves.

This female cabbage white butterfly is feeding on a wild aster, one of many flowers that the adults feed on, which also include the host mustards, as well as dandelions, red clover and mint.  In this photo, we can see a greenish tint on the underside of the wings, which may range in color from yellow-green to gray-green.

Reference source:  Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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