External Morphological Study of Pieris rapae (Limmaeus, 1758), (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Mid and North of Iraq.

Abstract

The work included study of external morphology of white cabbage butterfly Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758). The study included the external morphological characters of different body regions in addition to the male and female genitalia. The studied morphological characters were supported by photos and illustrations. Specimens of the work were collected from north and middle of Iraq and dates and sites of collection were fixed.