Desert White

Pontia glauconome

"Pontia glauconome" is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Arabia, Egypt, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the southern part of the former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Pontia glauconome Fall,Geotagged,Israel,Pontia glauconome

Appearance

The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October, in three to four generations per year.
Desert White - Pontia glauconome NW desert near Monte Leste, Sal, Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde,Desert White,Fall,Geotagged,Pontia glauconome

Naming

*"Pontia glauconome glauconome"
⤷ "Pontia glauconome iranica" Bienert, 1870

Habitat

The habitat consists of sub-deserts.

Food

The larvae feed on "Epicastrum arabicum", "Zilla spinosa", "Caylusia", "Dipterygium", "Erucastrum", "Moracandia", "Diplotaxis", "Cleome" and "Ochradenus" species. The pupae have a facultative diapause of at least four years.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusPontia
SpeciesP. glauconome
Photographed in
Cabo Verde
Israel