Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), underside 
Fermilab, Kane County, Illinois 
August 28, 2002 

The Cabbage White is the "dandelion" of butterflies in several ways.  It is one of the few non-native butterflies in the midwest, a European import.  It is out early in the season, stays out all season well into the fall, and seems to be found in all habitats.  

Cabbage White




Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), underside 
Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, Illinois 
June 7, 2010

The "dandelion" of butterflies on a dandelion. 
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), early spring form
with faint markings 
Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois
April 27, 2003

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