Pieris brassicoides

Pieris brassicoides
	P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Pieris
Species:	P. brassicoides
Binomial name
	Pieris brassicoides; Guérin-Méneville, 1849
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

^ ^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

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12

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[IUCN-1] 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.

[funet-2] Pieris, Site of Markku Savela

[ATBUT-3] Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina

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