[Pieris brassicae/rapae]
(a white butterfly)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Pieris napi
Green-veined White Butterfly
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 		Species 16 images
Pieris rapae
Small White Butterfly
Pupa (Click to open) (Click to open)Egg (Click to open)Egg (Click to open)
 		Species 20 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Pieris brassicae/rapae] (a white butterfly)
GenusPieris (Zoo.) (whites)
TribePierini (white butterflies)
SubfamilyPIERINAE (orange-tip and white butterflies)
FamilyPIERIDAE (white butterflies, brimstones, and orange-tips)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

[Pieris brassicae/rapae] (a white butterfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for [Pieris brassicae/rapae] (a white butterfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for [Pieris brassicae/rapae] (a white butterfly)
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