21+ Pieris Virginiensis
The west virginia white pieris virginiensis is a medium sized single brooded all white butterfly that doesn t stray far from the forest interior.
Pieris virginiensis. The highest species diversity is in the palearctic with a higher diversity in europe and eastern north america than the similar and closely related pontia. There is gray scaling along the wing edges and wing base on the upperside. Pieris virginiensis west virginia white butterfly artogeia virginiensis p an evidence describes the source of an annotation e g. It emerges during the mid. Status of pleris virginiensis pieridae in new york state additional key words. The international commission on zoological nomenclature has used its plenary power to designate a neotype for pieris virginiensisedwards 1870. Although there is much variation in the amount of.
Pieris rapae has spread. 1 1 inches 3 5 4 1 cm. This is a univoltine species adults have been observed from mid may into the first week of june. Females typically have slightly more gray than males. We suggest you upgrade to a modern browser. The international commission on zoological nomenclature has used its plenary power to designate a neotype for pieris virginiensisedwards 1870. View more photos butterfly.
Overview west virginia white pieris virginiensis a state special concern butterfly is very local in rich deciduous northern forests primarily of beech and sugar maple. Pieris virginiensis the west virginia white is a butterfly found in north america in the great lakes states along the appalachians from new england to alabama and in southern ontario. West virginia white pieris virginiensis. A dusky white butterfly. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests. An experiment that has been published in the scientific literature an orthologous protein a record from another database etc p p a href manual evidences more a p. Additional terms may apply by.
Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license. This page was last edited on 13 october 2019 at 03 32. Since the introduction of the cabbage butterfly pieris rapae l pieridae into quebec around 1860 scud der 1889 many changes in the distributions and abun dances of members of the genus pieris have been ob served in northeastern north america. Talbotia bernardi 1958 pieris the whites or garden whites is a widespread now almost cosmopolitan genus of butterflies of the family pieridae. Our website has detected that you are using an outdated insecure browser that will prevent you from using the site. Sign in view cart help.