Pontia helice
Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.[1]
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| Pontia helice johnstonii - Taita Hills, Kenya | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pontia |
| Species: | P. helice |
| Binomial name | |
| Pontia helice (Linnaeus, 1764) | |
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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 martimia, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum, and Reseda odorata.[2]
Subspecies
- P. h. helice (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, southern Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho)
- P. h. johnstonii (Crowley, 1887) (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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gollark: With a bunch of hatcheries, too.
gollark: Well, it *might*.
gollark: Alternatively, I can try and refresh it really really fast.
gollark: That defeats the point of getting rid of it fast.
References
- Pontia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
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