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Cabbage White - Artogeia rapae

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Size 1¼ - 1¾
Egg Yellow, urn shaped
Caterpillar Green with yellow stripes on back and sides. Covered with tiny hairy warts.
Host / Food Cabbages, radishes, nasturtiums and mustard family.
Broods 3 or more from last to first hard frost. Hibernates as Chrysalis.
Habitat Everywhere except extreem northern areas.
Range All of the USA, Canada and even Hawaii.
Notes Introduced 1860 in Quebec and has since spread over the North American Continent.  Caterpillar considered a pest by gardeners.

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