Meadow White | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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The Meadow White (Pontia helice) 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 martimia, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum, and Reseda odorata.[2]