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henryr10 Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jun 15, 2008

I shot this one yesterday here in Cincinnati, OH.
It's feeding on a Geranium.
Flower size app. 1 1/4"

Thanks!
Ric

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Jun 15, 2008

Looks like a Cabbage White Butterfly ...Pieris brassicae or one of its cousins.

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henryr10 Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jun 15, 2008

Thanks Ned.... it's larger than the Cabbage Moths and not quite as frantic in it's flying pattern.
I'll check thru the Pieris

Hopefully I can get some wing top shots today for a better ID
Ric

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 15, 2008

There is the Large White and the Small White butterfly. The female of the large White has black tips to the forewings, with two black spots on the tops. The undersides are yellowish.

I would say this is the Large White female, Pieris brassicae.

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henryr10 Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) Jun 15, 2008

Thanks you two!
I saw it again and it matches a Large White female, Pieris brassicae, perfectly!

Ric

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