Pieris oleracea frigida
| Newfoundland white | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Pierini |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. oleracea |
| Subspecies: | P. o. frigida |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pieris oleracea frigida Scudder, 1861 | |
The Newfoundland white (Pieris oleracea frigida) is a sub-arctic subspecies of the mustard white butterfly. Mostly confined to the Newfoundland area of Canada.
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