Pieris brassicoides

Updated on Dec 17, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pieris
Similar Pieris deota, Pieris angelika, Pieris krueperi, Pieris marginalis, Pieris ergane

Pieris brassicoides is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane areas.

The larvae feed on Tropaelum 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)

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