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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ganyra josephina, the giant white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.
Giant white | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Ganyra |
Species: | G. josephina |
Binomial name | |
Ganyra josephina | |
Synonyms | |
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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]
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