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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: • Papilio Danaus rapae Linnaeus, 1758 • Pieris aestivus Verity, 1913 • Pieris immaculata Cockerell, 1889 • Pieris immaculata Selys-Longchamps, 1857 • Pieris immaculata Skinner & Aaron, 1889 • Pontia metra Stephens, 1827 • Pontia minor Costa, [1836] • Ganoris novangliae Scudder, 1872 • Pieris yreka Reakirt, 1866

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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