Tag Archives: Pieris rapae

09.04.2022 Silent Sunday-Cabbage White on New England Aster

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold
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07.05.2022 “I’m available”

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Cabbage White butterflies-Pieris rapae are mostly in constant motion. But they do alight on flowers at times and as I was checking out our milkweed in the front yard I noticed this female land on one of our geraniums. As … Continue reading →

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04.16.2022 Smiling on Saturday

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Steve Gingold

That’s me having spotted and photographed my first butterfly of 2022. Cabbage White-Pieris rapae on some of our iris foliage.  These usually are pretty active but it’s chilly today so that got this one sitting and saving its energy to … Continue reading →

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08.29.2021 Silent Sunday

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Cabbage White-Pieris rapae

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08.10.2021 Tuesday Twosome PG-13

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I came upon these two doing their best to assure that there will be more Cabbage White butterflies-Pieris rapae  next year. I guess eye contact isn’t that big a deal in the insect world.

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07.19.21 Macro Monday…another little piece of Nature

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Cabbage White- Pieris rapae on a garden geranium.  These are quite active and just when you think you are homed in on one it flies.  Fortunately this one was hungry.

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