Pieris oleracea
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| Species: | P. oleracea
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| Pieris oleracea Harris, 1829
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Pieris oleracea, the mustard white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its historical range is in the Great Lakes area of the United States and southern Canada. The caterpillars feed on brassica-type plants and the adults feed on flower nectar.[1] Some authors consider P. oleracea to be a subspecies of the green-veined white, Pieris napi, of Eurasia.[2]
Similar species
- Pieris napi – green-veined white
- Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white
- Pieris marginalis – margined white
References
- ^ "BMNA Species Detail Mustard White". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Howe, William H. The Butterflies of North America (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975)
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Pieris oleracea.
- Mustard white, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Mustard white, Butterflies of Canada
- Species Pieris oleracea - mustard white, BugGuide
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