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Species Details

Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

Common NameMustard White SeasonalityTwo broods, flying in June and again in late July to August. IdentificationThis species and the Margined White (P. marginalis) are very similar. The Mustard White has well-marked, narrow and dark green markings along the veins of the hindwing underside, not broad, diffuse, and greyish-green as in marginalis. The second (summer) brood of oleracea often has these markings faint or absent. These two species occur together only in the foothills region. Alberta populations are the nominate subspecies (Layberry et al. 1998).
Scientific Name Pieris oleracea Common Name Mustard White Habitat Moist mixed-wood forest. Seasonality Two broods, flying in June and again in late July to August. Identification
This species and the Margined White (P. marginalis) are very similar. The Mustard White has well-marked, narrow and dark green markings along the veins of the hindwing underside, not broad, diffuse, and greyish-green…
This species and the Margined White (P. marginalis) are very similar. The Mustard White has well-marked, narrow and dark green markings along the veins of the hindwing underside, not broad, diffuse, and greyish-green as in marginalis. The second (summer) brood of oleracea often has these markings faint or absent. These two species occur together only in the foothills region. Alberta populations are the nominate subspecies (Layberry et al. 1998).
Life History
The eggs are conical and yellow, with longitudinal ridges. Mature larvae are green with a dark dorsal stripe and numerous blacks dots. They are covered with short, dense hairs (Guppy & Shepard 2001). Pupae have dorsal…
The eggs are conical and yellow, with longitudinal ridges. Mature larvae are green with a dark dorsal stripe and numerous blacks dots. They are covered with short, dense hairs (Guppy & Shepard 2001). Pupae have dorsal and apical projections, and vary in colour from pale green to white to brown (Guppy & Shepard 2001).
Conservation Not of concern. Diet Info
The larval hostplants are unknown in Alberta. In BC, Mustard Whites feed on wild mustards (Brassicaceae) such as rock cress (Arabis spp.) (Guppy & Shepard 2001). In the right habitat, females will also lay eggs on…
The larval hostplants are unknown in Alberta. In BC, Mustard Whites feed on wild mustards (Brassicaceae) such as rock cress (Arabis spp.) (Guppy & Shepard 2001). In the right habitat, females will also lay eggs on cultivated mustards such as cabbage (Hooper 1973). Adults will also nectar at flowers of mustards (Nielsen 1999).
Range
Found throughout Canada from Newfoundland west to the western Northwest Territories, and in the northeastern United States (Opler 1999). In Alberta, this species is restricted to the boreal and foothills region (Bird…
Found throughout Canada from Newfoundland west to the western Northwest Territories, and in the northeastern United States (Opler 1999). In Alberta, this species is restricted to the boreal and foothills region (Bird et al. 1995). There is an outlying population in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, but it has not been found on the Alberta side (Layberry et al. 1998).
Pieris oleracea
Pieris oleracea
Pieris oleracea

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"Species Details - Pieris oleracea, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2555/9-441879. Accessed 01 Oct. 2024.

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Specimen Information

There are 76 specimens of this Species.

76 results plotted on map in 24 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM33332 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater Natural Area Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1998-05-02

UASM33333 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rocky Mountain House Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1996-06-14

UASM33334 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Redwater Natural Area Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1998-05-02

UASM33494 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Grande Cache Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1997-07-13

UASM33495 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Rocky Mountain House Collected ByLawrie, D. Date Collected1996-06-01

UASM41855 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Colin-Cornwall Lakes Wildland Park Collected ByMacaulay, D. Date Collected2002-06-14

UASM78013 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Ells River Collected ByNordstrom, W. Date Collected2004-07-11

UASM78014 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Big Island Lake Collected ByHilchie, G.; Hilchie, J.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-06

UASM78015 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Namur Lake Collected ByHilchie, G.; Hilchie, J.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-13

UASM78016 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Sand River Collected ByHilchie, G.; Macaulay, D. A.; Macaulay, S. H. Date Collected2004-07-11

UASM78017 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park, Gardiner Lakes Collected ByHilchie, G.; Hilchie, J.; Holmberg, R. Date Collected2004-06-08

BIRD6158 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected1999-06-27

BIRD6159 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2000-06-03

BIRD6160 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-02

BIRD6161 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2001-08-02

BIRD6162 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, J.J. Collett Natural Area Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2002-08-12

BIRD6163 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-06-07

BIRD6164 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2003-07-18

BIRD6165 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Winfield Collected ByBird, C. D. Date Collected2004-05-23

UASM211365 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wagner Natural Area Collected ByRobinson, E. Date Collected2000-05-19

UASM211366 - Pieris oleracea

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Wagner Natural Area Collected ByRobinson, E. Date Collected2000-05-19

Adult Seasonal Distribution