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Cabbage white - Pieris rapae

Family Pieridae - Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows

Non-native, it is now ubiquitous.

Whites lay eggs on mustard plant, in this case Nasturtium (in the mustard family)

This one is newly eclosed form the chrysalis in my garden, 04/05/2012
OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-520, f/9 @ 190 mm, 1/640, ISO 400, No Flash

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Keywords:Butterflies - Lepidoptera/Whites and sulphurs - Pieridae/Cabbage white - Pieris rapae, places/CA/Long Beach/my yard

Cabbage white - Pieris rapae