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Mustard white
Pieris napi


Mustard white

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: medium
Overall Color: mostly white
Larval Foods: plants in mustard family
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: common
Description: mostly white butterfly often seen on flowers


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 02 Pieridae (whites,sulfurs)
SubFamily: 01 Pierinae (whites)
Genus: Pieris
Species: napi

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