Pontia distorta

Pontia distorta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pontia
Species:
P. distorta
Binomial name
Pontia distorta
(Butler, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Synchloe distorta Butler, 1886

Pontia distorta, the small meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya and possibly north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-desert thorn-bush areas.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Pontia distorta.
  1. ^ Pontia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina


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