- Pieris ergane
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Mountain Small White Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Tribe: Pierini Genus: Pieris Species: P. ergane Binomial name Pieris ergane
(Geyer, [1828])The Mountain Small White (Pieris napi) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Transcaucasia.
The length of the forewings is 19-24 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in two to three generations
The larvae feed on Aethionema saxatile and Aethionema orbiculatum.
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