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The Southern Cabbage Butterfly * 



Before the invasion of the imported cabbage worm this species 

 was the cause of considerable injury from the Middle States 

 southward, but "it has now been largely replaced and overshadowed 

 in importance by the imported species. The male butterfly is 

 very similar in marking to the female of P. rapce, and would not 



FIG. 259. The southern cabbage butterfly; a, male; b, female. (After Riley.) 



be distinguished on the wing. The female is more heavily 

 marked with black, as shown in Fig. 259. The caterpillar is a 

 greenish-blue color with four longitudinal, yellow stripes, and 



FIG. 260. The southern cabbage butterfly : a, larva; 6, pupa. (After Riley.) 



covered with black dots. The habits are very similar to those 

 of the imported cabbage worm, and the same methods of control 

 should be used. 



* Pontia protodice Boisd. Family Pieridae. 



