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Pieriballia

Wikipedia Abstract

Pieriballia is a genus of butterflies in the Pieridae family. It consists of only one species, Pieriballia viardi, the painted white or viardi white. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests. The wingspan is about 57 mm (2.2 in). The larvae feed on Capparis pseudocacao.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0