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.
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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] | |
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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)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Pieris brassicoides. |
- Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
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