Pieris brassicoides
| Pieris brassicoides | |
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| P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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[1]
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Pieris brassicoides is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas.
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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- ^ Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
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