Pieris mannii
Encyclopedia
The Southern Small White (Pieris
mannii) is a butterfly
in the family Pieridae
. It is found in South Europe
, Asia Minor
, Morocco
and Syria
.
The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm. The butterfly flies from March to October depending on the location.
The larva feeds on Cruciferae, Iberis sempervivum and Sinapis
.
Pieris
Pieris can refer to:Organisms* Pieris is the andromeda or fetterbush genus in the plant family Ericaceae* Pieris , described by Franz Paula von Schrank in 1801, is the garden white genus in the butterfly family Pieridae...
mannii) is a butterfly
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...
in the family Pieridae
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...
. It is found in South Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm. The butterfly flies from March to October depending on the location.
The larva feeds on Cruciferae, Iberis sempervivum and Sinapis
Sinapis
Sinapis is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. One of the species in this genus is White mustard . Black mustard is sometimes placed in this genus as well, but is more often placed in the related genus Brassica...
.
External links
- Biolib.cz pieris manni images
- EOL.org pieris mannii images
- / European Butterflies & Moths by Chris Jonko pieris mannii images
- / Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa pieris mannii images
- Fauna Euopaea taxonomy
- Funet taxonomy