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Great Southern White
Papilio monuste Linnaeus, 1764; Mus. Lud. Ulr.: 237, TL: "Exteris terris" [?Surinam]
Ascia monuste monuste, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Ascia monuste monuste, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Ascia monuste, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Ascia monuste monuste, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Synchloë monuste ; Butler & Druce, 1874, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (3) : 362
Pieris monuste ; Godman & Salvin, [1889], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 132; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 725
Pontia monuste ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 5
Ascia monuste ; [NACL, #4198]; [BCR, 98]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 48, f. 17]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #336]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Larva on
Lepidium virginicum,
Batis maritima,
Cleome spinosa [NAB]
Larva on
Lipidium,
Crataeva,
Brassica,
Cleome,
Tropaeoleum [BCR]
S.USA - Surinam
Cepora heliades Billberg, 1820; Enum. Ins. Mus. Billb.: 76 (repl. name), TL: "externis Terris"
= ; [NL4A, #336a]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Pontia feronia Stephens, 1828; Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 1 (2): 149, TL: USA,New England
= ; [NL4A, #336a]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Papilio albusta Sepp, [1851]; Surinaam. Vlinders 3 (36): pl. 141, TL: Surinam
= ; [NL4A, #336a]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Ascia monuste var. crameri Holland, 1931; Ann. Carnegie Mus. 20 (2): 256, TL: "China"
= ; [NL4A, #336a]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
monusta ; Cramer, 1777, (missp.)
Ascia monuste monuste ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 155; [NL4A, #336a]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Papilio phileta Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 471
Pieris cleomes Boisduval & Le Conte, [1830]; Hist. Lép. Am. Sept. (5/6): 43, pl. 16, TL: Georgia; Virginia; Florida
= ; [NL4A, #336e]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Ascia monuste ♀ f. nigra Scott, 1981; Papilio (n.s.) 1: 3 (nom. nud.)
= ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Ascia monuste phileta, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pontia monuste phileta ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 5
Ascia monuste phileta ; [NACL, #4198a]
cleones ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 5 (missp.?)
Ascia monuste phileta ; [NL4A, #336e]; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
West Indies, St. Vincent
Pieris virginia Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 141, TL: [St. Vincent]
Mylothris hemithea Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [120], f. 693-694, TL: "S. Amer."
Ascia monuste virginia, Lepidoptera of French Antilles [Pierre Zagatti]
Ascia monuste virginia ; [NL4A, #336h]
Cuba
Pieris eubotea Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 144
Pieris evonima Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 493, TL: Cuba
= ; [NL4A, #336c]
= Ascia monusto eubotea ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Pieris vallei Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 494, TL: Cuba
= ; [NL4A, #336c]
= Ascia monusto eubotea ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Pieris joppe Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 495, TL: Cuba
= ; [NL4A, #336c]
= Ascia monusto eubotea ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Ascia monuste eubotea, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Ascia monuste evonima ;
Ascia monuste eubotea ; [NL4A, #336c]
Ascia monusto eubotea ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 186
Brazil, Argentina
Pieris orseis Godart, 1819; Encyclopédie Méthodique. 9 (1): 141, TL: Brazil
Mylothris hippomonuste Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (6): 91
Pieris phileta f. disjuncta Breyer, 1939; Verh. 7. int. Kongr. Ent. 1: 34, TL: Argentina
Ascia monuste orseis ; [NL4A, #336d]
Peru
Pieris suasa Boisduval, 1836; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 1 : 549, TL: "Chile"
ab. joannisi Dufrane, 1947; Bull. Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 83 (1/2) : 49, TL: Peru
Ascia monuste suasa ; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 31, pl. 48, f. 2; [EcuL]; [NL4A, #336g]
Argentina
monuste automate (Burmeister, 1878) (Pieris); Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5: 85, pl. 4, f. 11, TL: Argentina
Pieris monuste f. marmorata Jørgensen, 1916; Ann. Mus. B. Aires 28 : 472, TL: Argentina
Pieris phileta automate f. pura Hayward, 1932; Rev. Ent. Brasil 2 (4): 436, TL: Argentina
Pieris phileta automate f. obscura Hayward, 1932; Rev. Ent. Brasil 2 (4): 436, TL: Argentina
Pieris phileta f. juri Hayward, 1932; Rev. Ent. Brasil 2 (4): 436, TL: Argentina
Ascia monuste automate ; [NL4A, #336b]
Baja California Sur
Ascia monuste raza Klots, 1930; Pan-Pacif. Ent. 6 (4): (145-147) , TL: Mexico, Baja California Sur
Ascia monuste raza, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Ascia monuste raza, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Ascia monuste raza ; [NACL, #4198b]; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world, 10: 30, pl. 48, f. 1; [NL4A, #336f]
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