Pieris krueperi

Pieris krueperi, the Krueper's small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Iran, Baluchistan, the Kopet-Dagh and from Asia Minor to Central Asia,[1] as well as in Oman.[2] The habitat consists arid areas with scanty vegetation up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in the mountains.

Krueper's small white
both in Bulgaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pieris
Species:
P. krueperi
Binomial name
Pieris krueperi
Synonyms
  • Pieris krueperi var. vernalis Staudinger, 1870

The wingspan is 44–54 millimetres (1.7–2.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to September in two or three generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Alyssum (including Alyssum montanum) and Aurinia species.

Subspecies

  • Pieris krueperi krueperi
  • Pieris krueperi devta (de Nicéville, [1884]) (Tian-Shan, Ghissar, southern Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, western Pamirs)

References

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