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Margined white
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Pieris
Species:	P. marginalis
Binomial name
Pieris marginalis Scudder, 1861

Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America as indicated by data collected by eButterfly.

Life History Traits

Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a canopy generalist who feeds on the plant family of Brassiceae. The species is unique as it has been seen near and away from disturbed habitat; indicating an adaptation for habitat generalization.

References

1. "eButterfly". www.e-butterfly.org. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
2. ^ Shirey, Vaughn. LepTraits 1.0: A Globally Comprehensive Dataset of Butterflies.

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