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Pieris rapae

Today I bring you this little wonder of nature.

 

It is the white cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae), a very common species in the area where I live. Although we often see it fluttering around orchards and gardens, its delicacy never ceases to amaze me.

 

When it is a larva, it feeds mainly on cruciferous plants, hence its name, cabbage being one of its favourites. In this photograph I was able to capture it feeding, sipping the nectar of this flower with its espiritrompa, a kind of natural straw that it uses to reach the bottom of the flowers.

 

I hope you like it!

 

This photo is a single shot.

 

OM-1 + OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f3.5 Macro IS PRO

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Uploaded on July 16, 2025
Taken on June 26, 2025