Cabbage Whites

The Cabbage White is our most common butterfly. They’re active throughout the summer and can be seen in just about any habitat – lawns, fields, vacant lots – with flowers in bloom. Plants in the mustard family (including cabbage) are the preferred food of Cabbage White caterpillars.

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Cabbage White butterfly nectaring on asters 21Sept14

Photo by NB Hunter. © All Rights Reserved.