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Pieris (butterfly)
''Pieris'', the whites or garden whites, is a widespread, now almost Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, genus of butterflies of the family (biology), family Pieridae. 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''. The females of many ''Pieris'' butterflies are UV reflecting, while the male wings are strongly UV absorbing due to pigments in the scales. Ecology Many species of this genus have caterpillars which feed on cabbage and other members of the Brassicaceae. The chemical basis of this association with a certain plant group has been studied for over 100 years, and is now known to occur via a number of biochemical adaptations to chemicals called glucosinolates in these plants. In contrast to most other insects, ''Pieris'' caterpillars are able to detoxify these chemicals, and have become so specialised that they will not eat any food without glucosinolates. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Pseudorapae
Pieris may refer to: Organisms * Pieris (plant), ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * Pieris (butterfly), ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ''Pierella'' in the butterfly family Nymphalidae Places * Pieris, Italy, a hamlet of San Canzian d'Isonzo in Italy * Pieria (regional unit), also Pieris, an administrative unit and a historic region in Greece * Pieris, an ancient name of the Greek settlement Kondariotissa * Pieres, an ancient Thracian tribe living in the Pieria region * Piereis, a municipal unit in Kavala regional unit, Greece People * Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan former cricket player * Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976), a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist and artist * Aloysius Pieris (born 1934), Jesuit Priest and director of the Tulana Center in Sri Lanka Other uses * Pieris (mythology), a figure in Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pest (organism)
A pest is any organism harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environment for their own purposes and are intolerant of other creatures occupying the same space when their activities impact adversely on human objectives. Thus, an elephant is unobjectionable in its natural habitat but a pest when it tramples crops. Some animals are disliked because they bite or sting; wolves, snakes, wasps, ants, bed bugs, fleas and ticks belong in this category. Others enter the home; these include houseflies, which land on and contaminate food; beetles, which tunnel into the woodwork; and other animals that scuttle about on the floor at night, like rats and cockroaches, which are often associated with unsanitary conditions. Agricultural and horticultural crops are attacked by a wide variety of pests, the most important being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Brassicoides
''Pieris brassicoides'', the Ethiopian cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The habitat consists of montane areas. The larvae feed on ''Tropaeolum majus'' and ''Brassica napus''. ''Pieris rapae'' is one of the closest relatives of this family. Subspecies There are two subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...: *''Pieris brassicoides brassicoides'' Guérin-Méneville, 1849 – highlands of Ethiopia above 2,000 meters, common *''Pieris brassicoides marghanita'' Hemming, 1941 – northern Tanzania above 2,000 meters, rare References Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 12 brassicoides Butterflies of Africa Lepidoptera of Kenya Lepidoptera of Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Brassicae
''Pieris brassicae'', the large white, also called cabbage butterfly, cabbage white, cabbage moth (erroneously), or in India the large cabbage white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is a close relative of the small white, ''Pieris rapae''. The large white is common throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia. Distribution The large white is common throughout Europe, north Africa, and Asia to the Himalayas often in agricultural areas, meadows and parkland. It has managed to establish a population in South Africa and in 1995 it was predicted to spread to Australia and New Zealand. The large white is a strong flier and the British population has been reinforced in most years by migrations from the continent. Scattered reports of the large white from the north-eastern United States (New York, Rhode Island and Maine) over the past century are of a dubious nature and indicate either accidental transport or intentional release. Such introductions threaten to establish this a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Bowdeni
Pieris may refer to: Organisms * ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ''Pierella'' in the butterfly family Nymphalidae Places * Pieris, Italy, a hamlet of San Canzian d'Isonzo in Italy * Pieria (regional unit), also Pieris, an administrative unit and a historic region in Greece * Pieris, an ancient name of the Greek settlement Kondariotissa * Pieres, an ancient Thracian tribe living in the Pieria region * Piereis, a municipal unit in Kavala regional unit, Greece People * Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan former cricket player * Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976), a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist and artist * Aloysius Pieris (born 1934), Jesuit Priest and director of the Tulana Center in Sri Lanka Other uses * Pieris (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology See also * Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Balcana
''Pieris balcana'', the Balkan green-veined white, is a species of butterfly within the family Pieridae. The species has white upper wings with darkened apex tips. Females contain 2 dark spots on the forewing whereas males only contain 1 that are sometimes absent. The underside of the wings is yellowish with gray scales running along the veines of the wings. The species can be differentiated from the similar '' Pieris napi'' from the underside wing gray scales being more spread out and faded, compared to the scales of ''P. napi'' being more sharply defined. Ecology ''Pieris balcana'' occurs in Balkans in regions from Croatia to southwestern Bulgaria and central Greece at elevations up to 1,300 meters. The species inhabits vegitated areas alongside hedges and edges of woodland and woodland clearings. Forest habitats the species inhabits include broadleaf deciduous forests, coniferous woodlands, and mixed woodlands. Eggs are laid on various Brassicaceae members which the larvae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Angelika
''Pieris angelika'' (Arctic white) is a cold-climate butterfly of the family Pieridae. Its main range is in north-western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, north-western British Columbia) and Alaska. Its taxonomic name may change in the future, because it was previously described and named before 1983. Features Adult butterflies have an average wingspan of 33 to 42mm. Viewed from above, males are mostly white, with a thin black line in the costa and margin. Black shading can also be seen on the wings. The underside of the males can be a pale yellow, and are often seen with dark green veins. Females can be white or yellow and often exhibit dark scaling and patches along the veins. References angelica ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 90 species of tall Biennial plant, biennial and Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous, herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as ... Butterflies descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Ajaka
Pieris may refer to: Organisms * ''Pieris'' (plant), the andromeda or fetterbush, a plant genus in the family Ericaceae * ''Pieris'' (butterfly), the garden whites, a butterfly genus in the family Pieridae * ''Pieris'', a synonym of the genus ''Pierella'' in the butterfly family Nymphalidae Places * Pieris, Italy, a hamlet of San Canzian d'Isonzo in Italy * Pieria (regional unit), also Pieris, an administrative unit and a historic region in Greece * Pieris, an ancient name of the Greek settlement Kondariotissa * Pieres, an ancient Thracian tribe living in the Pieria region * Piereis, a municipal unit in Kavala regional unit, Greece People * Mevan Pieris (born 1946), Sri Lankan former cricket player * Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976), a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist and artist * Aloysius Pieris (born 1934), Jesuit Priest and director of the Tulana Center in Sri Lanka Other uses * Pieris (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology See also * Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Napi
The green-veined white (''Pieris napi'') is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. Appearance and distribution A circumboreal species widespread across Europe and Asia, including the Indian subcontinent, Japan, the Maghreb and North America. It is found in meadows, hedgerows and woodland glades but not as often in gardens and parks like its close relatives the large and small whites, for which it is often mistaken. Like other "white" butterflies, the sexes differ. The female has two spots on each forewing, the male only one. The veins on the wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence green-veined white. Unlike the large and small whites, it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers. Males emit a sex pheromone that is perceptible to humans, citral, the basic flavor-imparting component of lemon peel oil. Some authors consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
