Pontia helice
Appearance
Meadow white | |
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Pontia helice johnstonii - Taita Hills, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Pontia |
Species: | P. helice
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Binomial name | |
Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764)
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Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]
Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.[2]
The larvae feed on Heliophila species, Lobularia maritima, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum, and Reseda odorata.[2]
Subspecies
- P. h. helice (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, southern Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho)
- P. h. johnstonii (Crowley, 1887) (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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