Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Pieris oleracea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Pierini Rank Species | |
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Similar Pieris virginiensis, Pieris marginalis, Pieris angelika, Colias interior, Polygonia progne | ||
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. Some authors consider P. oleracea to be a subspecies of the green-veined white, Pieris napi, of Eurasia.
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