Cabbage White Butterfly

As summer arrives the Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Butterfly is ubiquitous. A medium sized butterfly with a wingspan of 1.5 to 2 inches.

Not a native to this continent but of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Cabbage White Butterfly larvae are a pest for anyone growing cruciferous plants in their vegetable garden. So, like a weed, in the form of a butterfly.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “Cabbage White Butterfly”

  1. Enjoy seeing them but the certainly are pests. Ate every one of my brussel sprouts one year. ha ha

    1. Oh LaVonne, just as I was doing my research on the Cabbage White, I was realizing that Bill has put in several cauliflower plants in the vegetable garden. Uh oh!! Hahaha!

      Thanks bunches for reading my posts LaVonne!
      Bren

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