Pontia
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Pontia, commonly called Whites, is a genus of pierid
butterflies
found worldwide. For other Whites see genus Pieris.
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
found worldwide. For other Whites see genus Pieris.
Species
Listed alphabetically.- Pontia beckeriiPontia beckeriiThe Becker's White, Great Basin White, or Sagebrush White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western USA to Baja California and in southern British Columbia....
(Edwards, 1871) – Becker's White, Great Basin White, or Sagebrush White - Pontia callidicePontia callidiceThe Lofty Bath White or Peak White is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which occurs in the Palearctic zoogeographical region.- Description :...
(Hübner, 1799-1800) – Peak White - Pontia chloridicePontia chloridiceLesser Bath White , Pontia chloridice is a small butterfly of the Family Pieridae, that is, the Yellows and Whites, which is found in Asia. It is found in Chitral and Ladakh in Kashmir and Pakistan.-Description:Male upperside ground colour white...
(Hübner, 1808-1813) – Small Bath White - Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) – Bath White
- Pontia davidis (Oberthür, 1876)
- Pontia distorta (Butler, 1886) – Small Meadow White
- Pontia dubernardi (Oberthür, 1884)
- Pontia edusaPontia edusaThe Eastern Bath White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the South East of France up to Central Europe. The butterfly is nearly identical to Pontia daplidice....
(Fabricius, 1777) - Pontia extensa (Poujade, 1888)
- Pontia glauconome (Klug, 1829) – Desert (Bath) White
- Pontia helicePontia heliceThe Meadow White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round....
(Linnaeus, 1764) – Meadow White - Pontia kozlovi (Alphéraky, 1897)
- Pontia occidentalisPontia occidentalisThe Western White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Western North America.The wingspan is 38 to 53 millimeters. The host plants are from the Brassicaceae family. The caterpillars eat especially the flowers, buds and fruit...
(Reakirt, 1866) – Western White - Pontia protodicePontia protodiceThe Checkered White , also called Southern Cabbage Butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm.- Description :...
(Boisduval & Le Conte, 1830) – Checkered White - Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979
- Pontia sisymbriiPontia sisymbriiThe Spring White, California White, or Colorado White is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the USA....
(Boisduval, 1852) – Spring White, California White, or Colorado White - Pontia stoetzneri (Draeseke, 1924)
- Pontia venata (Leech, 1891)