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Pieridae 77a0471 – 4197   Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4197  aestivus Verity, 1913 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  immaculata Cockerell, 1889 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  immaculata Selys-Longchamps, 1857 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  immaculata Skinner & Aaron, 1889 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  metra (Stephens, 1827) (Pontia) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  minor (Costa, [1836]) (Pontia) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  novangliae (Scudder, 1872) (Ganoris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)  yreka Reakirt, 1866 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. rapae)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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