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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) immaculata Cockerell 1889 (Pieris) immaculata Selys-Longchamps 1857 (Pieris) immaculata Skinner & Aaron 1889 (Pieris) metra Stephens 1827 (Pontia) minor Costa [1836] (Pontia) novangliae Scudder 1872 (Ganoris) yreka Reakirt 1866 (Pieris)

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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