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Pieris rapae

Cabbage White at Mount Annan, NSW

Pieris rapae at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Pieris rapae 20 Jan 2022 SuziBond

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Less localised than the other butterfly species.

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Nearby sightings

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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 13 Sep 2023 by JudeWright Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 5 Sep 2023 by JudeWright Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Sep 2023 by JudeWright Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 31 Aug 2023 by JudeWright Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 31 Aug 2023 by JudeWright Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, resin or mortar bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Apr 2023 by JudeWright Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Apr 2023 by JudeWright Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) bryotrichum at Mount Annan, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 by Paperbark native bees Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica (Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica) at Mount Annan, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 by Paperbark native bees Eulamprus quoyii (Eastern Water Skink) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine Candalides heathi (Rayed Blue) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Teddy Bear Bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 3 Oct 2020 by Paperbark native bees
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 13 Sep 2023 by JudeWright
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 5 Sep 2023 by JudeWright
Trichocolletes sp. (genus) (Spring Bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Sep 2023 by JudeWright
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 31 Aug 2023 by JudeWright
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 31 Aug 2023 by JudeWright
Megachile sp. (Leafcutter, resin or mortar bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Apr 2023 by JudeWright
Megachile sp. (several subgenera) (Resin Bees) at Mount Annan, NSW - 4 Apr 2023 by JudeWright
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) bryotrichum at Mount Annan, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 by Paperbark native bees
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica (Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica) at Mount Annan, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 by Paperbark native bees
Eulamprus quoyii (Eastern Water Skink) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine
Candalides heathi (Rayed Blue) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis (Teddy Bear Bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 10 Jan 2022 by Christine
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) primulipictus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Mount Annan, NSW - 3 Oct 2020 by Paperbark native bees

Location information

Species information

  • Pieris rapae Scientific name
  • Cabbage White Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 10 Jan 2022 02:27 PM Recorded on
  • Christine Recorded by

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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