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''Ganyra josephina'', the Giant White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from southern Texas through Mexico and Central America to northern South America. The habitat consists of open, dry, subtropical forests.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is . The cell of the upper forewing of the male contains a prominent round black spot. The wet-season form of the female has a black cell spot and also some diffuse black postmedian spots. The veins are outlined with black near the wing margins. The dry-season for of the female is not so prominently marked. Adults are on wing from September to December in southern Texas. They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including ''Lantana'', ''Eupatorium'' and ''Bougainvillea''.〔 The larvae feed on older leaves of Capparidaceae species.〔 ==Subspecies== The following subspecies are recognised:〔 *''Ganyra josephina josephina'' *''Ganyra josephina josepha'' (Salvin & Godman, 1868) (southern Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) *''Ganyra josephina krugii'' (Dewitz, 1877) (Puerto Rico) *''Ganyra josephina menciae'' (Ramsden, ()) (Cuba) *''Ganyra josephina janeta'' (Dixey, 1915) (Venezuela) *''Ganyra josephina paramaryllis'' (Comstock, 1943) (Jamaica) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ganyra josephina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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