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foxwood
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White butterfly

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Please excuse my ignorance, I am new to butterfly identification! Is this a Small White (Pieris rapae)?

Mike
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Denise
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Re: White butterfly

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Hi Foxwood and welcome to the site.
This is a Green-viened White. Pieris napi.
Denise :)
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Re: White butterfly

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Hi Mike,

This is a first brood female Green-veined White.

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Re: White butterfly

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Thanks Denise and Pete. Another one for my list!

Mike
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