Pieris rapae butterfly on white background.
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The Pieris rapae butterfly is known by a number of different common names around the globe. Common names include white butterfly, cabbage butterfly, cabbage white or white cabbage butterfly.

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    CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

    The Pieris Project

    This project involves the pesky Pieris rapae (better known as the white butterfly or white cabbage butterfly), which is very common in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is believed to have originated in ...

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