pyrrha

Sometimes, as in _Pieris pyrrha_, conspicuously so.

Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant

I think the case of [female symbol] _Pieris pyrrha_ proves that females alone can be greatly modified for protection.

Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 James Marchant

I think the case of [female symbol] Pieris pyrrha proves that females alone can be greatly modified for protection.

Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences Marchant, James 1916

In Pieris pyrrha and its allies the male retains the usual type of coloration of the whole genus, while the female has acquired a distinct and peculiar style of colouring.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

The males of Pieris pyrrha, P. lorena, and several others, are white with a few black bands and marginal spots like so many of their allies, while the females are gaily coloured with yellow and brown, and exactly resemble some species of the uneatable Heliconidae of the same district.

Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

Pieris pyrrha and allies, where the white males frequent open sunny places, while the Heliconia-like females haunt the shades of the forest.

Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

I think the case of female Pieris pyrrha proves that females alone can be greatly modified for protection.

More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845