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Ganyra josephina

Ganyra josephina

Billberg, 1820

Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Ganyra josephina, the giant white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognized:
  • G. j. josephina - nominate subspecies (Hispaniola; Dominican Republic, Haiti)
  • G. j. josepha (Salvin & Godman, 1868) (southern Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
  • G. j. krugii (Dewitz, 1877) (Puerto Rico, Mona Island)
  • G. j. janeta (Dixey, 1915) (Venezuela, Trinidad)
  • G. j. paramaryllis (Comstock, 1943) (Jamaica)
The former subspecies Ganyra josephina menciae, the Cuban white, has been separated as its own species, Ganyra menciae.

Distribution and habitat: It is found from southern Texas through Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America to northern South America. The habitat consists of open, dry, subtropical forests.

 The wingspan is . 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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ganyra josephina. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
248988419/06/2026Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaParque Nacional Cotubanamá (Parque Nacional del Este)Adrian Braidotti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ganyra josephina – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 24/09/2026.