Pieris brassicoides
Pieris brassicoides is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas.
Pieris brassicoides | |
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P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Pieris |
Species: | P. brassicoides |
Binomial name | |
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1849[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The larvae feed on Tropaeolum majus and Brassica napus.
Pieris rapae is one of the closest relatives of this family.
Subspecies
- Pieris brassicoides brassicoides (highlands Ethiopia above 2,000 meters)
- Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941 (northern Tanzania)
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References
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- Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
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