Pieris brassicoides

Pieris brassicoides
P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pieris
Species:
P. brassicoides
Binomial name
Pieris brassicoides
Synonyms
  • Pieris brassicoides brassicoides f. hodsoni Carpenter, 1935
  • Pieris brassicoides f. ragazzii Storace, 1956
  • Pieris brassicoides bogalei Rougeot, 1980
  • Pieris brassicoides meridionalis Joicey and Talbot, 1922

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

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina