Pieris ergane
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| Species: | P. ergane
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| Pieris ergane (Geyer, [1828])
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Pieris ergane (mountain small white) is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Transcaucasia.
The length of the forewings is 19–24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in two to three generations
The larvae feed on Aethionema saxatile and Aethionema orbiculatum.
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