AMERICAN MAf'ROT,EPIPOFTERA NORTH OF MEXICO. 



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var. 1). OLERACEA, HARRIS, (Pontia ().}, New Eng. 

 Farmer, VIII, p. 402, (1829) ; Agass., Lake Supe- 

 rior, p. 386, t. 7, (1850) ; (Pieris 0.) Bdl., Sp. Gen., 

 I, p. 518, (1836); Scud., Proc. Bost, Soc. Nat. 

 Hist., VIII, p. 178, (1861) ; Harris, Ins. Inj. Veg-., 

 Flint's Kd., p. 270, fig. 99, (1862); Morris/Syn., p. 

 315, (1862); Kirby, Cat., p. 454, (1871); W.. H. 

 Edwds., Syn. N. Am. Lep., ]>. 4, (1872;. 



J'ieri-s Orutiferarum, Bdl., Sp. Gen., I, p. 519, (1836). 



Pontia Casta, Kirby, Faun. Bor. Am., IV, p. 

 288, t, 3, (1837). 



An almost immaculate form, a little greyish at base of wings 

 and on eosta and apex of primaries being all the decorations. 



Larva on cabbage, turnips, etc. 



var. c. FRIUIDA, SCUD., Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., p. 

 181, (1861); Morris, Syn., p. 318, (1862); Stgr., 

 Cat., p. 3, (1871); Kirby, Cat., p. 454, (1871); 

 W. H. Edwds., Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 4, (1872). 

 Pieris Oleracea var.', Bdl., Sp. Gen., I, p. 518, (1836). 

 Ganoris Oleracea var. Borealis, Grote, Bull. Buff. 

 Soc., 1, p. 185, (1873). 



A form having the veins of under surface of secondaries accom- 

 panied with dark scales. 



var. d. HULDA, W. H. EDWDS., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 

 II, p. 370, (1869); Kirby, Cat., p. 453, (1871). 



Veins of under surface so heavily accompanied by blackish- 

 green scales that but little of the pale yellow ground colour 

 of the wing is visible. 



27. VIRGINIENSIK, W. H. EDWDK., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Ill, 

 p. 13, (1870); Butt, N. Am., t. II, Pieris, (1871); 

 Kirby, Cat., p. 454, (1871). 



Canada,Xew 

 England, 

 Middle and 

 Western 

 States to 

 Colorado. 



East and 

 South Lab- 

 rador, Anti- 

 costi Island. 



Kodiak. 



Ochs., I, 2, 146, (1808); (Pieris K] Godt, Enc. 

 Mcth., IX, p. 161, (1819); Bdl., Sp. Gen., I, p. 

 520, (1836); (Pontia R.) Duncan, Xat. Lib., Ill, 

 p. 117, t. 7, (1835); (Tachyptera A'.) Berge, 

 Schmett., ]>. 94, t. 30, (1842); (Picria ft.) Stiir., 

 Cat., p. 3, (1871); Kirby, Cat., p. 454, (1871); 

 Streck., Lep., Rhop.-Het., p. 63, t. VIII, (1873). 

 Pieris Marginalis, /Scud., Proc. Bost. Soc. Xat. Hist., 

 VIII, p. 183, (1861 ) ; Morris, Syn., p. 321, (1862) ; 

 Kirby, Cat., p. 454, (1871); W. H. Edwds., Syn. 

 X. Am. Lep., p. 5, (1872); Streck., Lep., Rhop.- 

 Het., ]>. 63, t. VIII, (1873). 



'.Pieris Yreka, Reak., Proc. A cad. Xat. Sc., Phila., p. 

 238, (1866); Kirby, Cat., p. 455, (1871); W. H. 

 Edwds., Syiu Lep.' X. Am., p. 4, (1872); Streck., 

 Lep., Rhop.-Het., p. 63, t. VIII, (1873). 



Canada, Xew 

 England, 

 Mid'le States 

 Virginia, 

 Europe, Si- 

 beria, British 

 Columbia, 

 ( )regon, Cal- 

 ifornia, Can- 

 ada, Xew 

 England, 

 Middle and 

 some of the 

 Western 

 United 

 States. 



