Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Query: large white butterfly

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Subject:	Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
Poster:	The Nottles (beluga@centralonline.com.au)

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Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
Alt. Names: Small White Butterfly, Cabbage Butterfly

The Cabbage White Butterfly is probably the most common butterfly found in Sydney after it was accidentally introduced into Australia. It was first recorded in Melbourne in 1929 and had made it to Sydney by 1941.

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The Nottles
The Small White (Pieris rapae) is a small- to medium-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. 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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