Pieris cheiranthi (Hubner, 1808)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Pieridae → subfamily Pierinae → tribe Pierini → genus Pieris → species Pieris cheiranthi
Species name(s)
Pieris cheiranthi (Hubner, 1808) = Catophaga cheiranthi Hübner, [1823]. [9, 10]
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Primary colors
Yellow, Brown/Gray/Black, White.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Tropaeolum majus, Crambe strigosa, captive larve accept many Brassicaceae. [28].
Subspecies of Pieris cheiranthi
- Pieris cheiranthi benchoavensis Pinker, 1968. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Simon Coombes, Paolo Mazzei. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
- [28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012
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