Pieris oleracea
| Mustard white | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Pierini |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| 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. Some authors consider P. oleracea to be a subspecies of the green-veined white, Pieris napi, of Eurasia.
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