Cabbage butterflies belongs to the Pieridae family.
Also called Cabbage White.

The flower is a Calendula.

Cabbage Butterfly,  a common name applied to the adult butterfly of the cabbageworm (Pieris rapae).

Wing span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 inches (4.5 - 5.8 cm).

The butterfly deposits eggs on the leaves, on which the larvae feed and grow to maturity. The infested foliage is toxic if eaten by animals. The larva not only eats the leaves of the plants but also burrows through the heads.

One of  its natural enemies is the yellow jacket wasp.