Pieris brassicoides
| Pieris brassicoides | |
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| P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. brassicoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1849[2]
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Pieris brassicoides, the Ethiopian cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia and Tanzania.[1][3] The habitat consists of montane areas.[1]
The larvae feed on Tropaeolum majus and Brassica napus.[1]
Pieris rapae is one of the closest relatives of this family.
Subspecies[edit]
There are two subspecies:[1]
- Pieris brassicoides brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1849 – highlands of Ethiopia above 2,000 meters, common
- Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941 – northern Tanzania above 2,000 meters, rare
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pieris brassicoides.
- ^ a b c d e Larsen, T. (2011). "Pieris brassicoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160509A5370283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160509A5370283.en. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
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