Pieris brassicoides | |
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P. b. brassicoides, Ethiopia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Pieris |
Species: | P. brassicoides |
Binomial name | |
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Méneville, 1849 [2] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
There are two subspecies: [1]