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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Ganyra |
Species: | G. josephina
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Binomial name | |
Ganyra josephina | |
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Ganyra josephina, the giant white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
The following subspecies are recognized: [1]
The former subspecies Ganyra josephina menciae, the Cuban white, has been separated as its own species, Ganyra menciae. [2]
It is found from southern Texas through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to northern South America. The habitat consists of open, dry, subtropical forests. [3]
The wingspan is 73–96 mm (2.9–3.8 in). Adults are on wing from September to December in southern Texas. They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including Lantana, Eupatorium and Bougainvillea. [3]
The larvae feed on older leaves of Capparidaceae species. [3]
Giant white | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Ganyra |
Species: | G. josephina
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Binomial name | |
Ganyra josephina | |
Synonyms | |
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Ganyra josephina, the giant white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
The following subspecies are recognized: [1]
The former subspecies Ganyra josephina menciae, the Cuban white, has been separated as its own species, Ganyra menciae. [2]
It is found from southern Texas through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to northern South America. The habitat consists of open, dry, subtropical forests. [3]
The wingspan is 73–96 mm (2.9–3.8 in). Adults are on wing from September to December in southern Texas. They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including Lantana, Eupatorium and Bougainvillea. [3]
The larvae feed on older leaves of Capparidaceae species. [3]