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Pieridae
77a0474 – 4195.1   Pieris oleracea (Harris, 1829)
Distribution Data for Pieris oleracea
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Synonymy:
  • oleracea (Harris, 1829) (Pontia)
  • ssp. a. oleracea (Harris, 1829) (Pontia)
  • aestiva Edwards, 1881 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • casta (Kirby, 1837) (Pontia) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • cruciferarum Boisduval, 1836 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • hyemalis Edwards, 1881 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • napi of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) misappl. (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • postoleracea Eitschberger, [1984] (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • virginiensis Edwards, 1881 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. oleracea)
  • ssp. b. frigida Scudder, 1861 (Pieris)
  • acadica Edwards, 1881 (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • anteacadica Eitschberger, [1984] (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • borealis (Grote, 1873) (Ganoris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • ekisi Eitschberger, [1984] (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • pseudoleracea Verity, [1908] (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • vivida Verity, [1911] (Pieris) (synonym of ssp. frigida)
  • 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.
    • Harris, T.W., 1829. The American Turnip Butterfly. The New England Farmer, 7(51): 402.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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