Pieris rapae Linnaeus
- Color:
- The body of the Cabbage Butterfly is black. All four wings are white. The two upper wings have a black band at the tips. Additionally, there is a black spot located in the center of each upper wing. There are also black spots on the lower wings, located in the center of each wing, too (Klots, 1979, 200).
- Size:
- The Cabbage Butterfly is 1.3-1.8 inches in width (Klots, 1979, 200), and 1.5-2.0 inches in height.
- Food:
- The caterpillar feeds on Cabbage (Klots, 1979, 200).
- Geographic Range:
- The butterfly is found all throughout North America, north into central Canada, and south into Mexico (Klots, 1979, 200).
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