Small White - Pieridae Pieris rapae
More commonly known as the "Cabbage White".
LOCATION: Southern Florida, Ft Myers area.
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The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small to mid-sized butterfly species of the Yellows-and-Whites family Pieridae. It is also commonly known as the Small Cabbage White. The names "Cabbage Butterfly" and "Cabbage White" can also refer to the Large White.
In appearance it looks like a smaller version of the Large White. The upperside is creamy white with black tips to the forewings. Females also have two black spots in the center of the forewings. Its underwings are yellowish with black speckles. It is sometimes mistaken for a moth due to its plain-looking appearance.
It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and Asia and has also been accidentally introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand where they have become pests on cultivated cabbages and other mustard family crops.

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia --- Phylum: Arthropoda --- Class: Insecta --- Order: Lepidoptera --- (unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea --- Family: Pieridae --- Tribe: Pierini --- Genus: Pieris --- Species: P. rapae
Binomial name : -- Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)


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