Pontia helice
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The Meadow White is a butterfly
in the family Pieridae
. It is found in southern Africa
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Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.
The larvae feed on Heliophila
species, Lobularia martimia, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum
, and Reseda odorata
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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 southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.
The larvae feed on Heliophila
Heliophila
Club-pointed Heliophila is the only member of the genus Heliophila within the flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. In addition, some species of this genus are used like ornamental plants....
species, Lobularia martimia, Lepidum capense, Rapistrum rugosum
Rapistrum rugosum
Rapistrum rugosum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names annual bastard cabbage, common giant mustard or turnipweed. It is native to Eurasia and parts of Africa, and it is present throughout the world as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an...
, and Reseda odorata
Reseda odorata
Reseda odorata is a species of flowering plant in the reseda family known by many common names, including garden mignonette and common mignonette. It is probably native to the Mediterranean Basin, but it can sometimes be found growing in the wild as an introduced species in many parts of the world...
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