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  2. Pontia callidice
Pontia callidice(Hübner, [1800])
  1. Pieridae
  2. Pierinae
  3. Pierini
  4. Pierina
  5. Pontia
  6.  callidice
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TL: Swiss Alps   (4500 m.)

Habitat

  • Alpine meadows
  • Rocky meadows
  • Rocky slopes
  • Stream and river banks
  • Tundra

Similar species

  • Anthocharis (A.) cardamines
  • Euchloe (E.) simplonia
  • Pieris (Artogeia) napi
  • Pontia chloridice
  • Pontia daplidice
  • Pontia edusa
MU
FU

42-52 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàPòntia dels cims
    ČeskyBělásek alpský
    DeutschAlpen-Weißling
    EnglishLofty Bath White
    EnglishPeak White
    EspañolBlanquiverdosa alpina
    FrançaisMarbré des alpages
    ItalianoCallidice
    NederlandsBergresedawitje
    PolskiBielinek alpejski
    SuomeksiAlppisinappiperhonen
    SvenskaAlpvitfjäril
    TürkçeDoruklarýn Beneklimeleđi
    РусскийБелянка каллидика
    中文箭纹云粉蝶
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BrassicaceaeAlyssumAlison
    BrassicaceaeArabidopsisRockcress
    BrassicaceaeBarbareaWinter cress
    BrassicaceaeBrassicaCabbage
    BrassicaceaeCardamineBitter-cress
    BrassicaceaeCardamine alpina
    BrassicaceaeDrabaWhitlow-grasses
    BrassicaceaeErysimumMustard
    BrassicaceaeHornungia alpina
    BrassicaceaeLepidiumPepperwort
    BrassicaceaeSisymbriumMustard
    BrassicaceaeThlaspiPennycress
    ResedaceaeResedaMignonette
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio callidiceHübner, 1800
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies of IndiaKunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov

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Female, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Male, upperside.

Mark OgdenAndorra, Soldeu

Male, upperside.

Peter GroenendijkItaly, Val di Rhêmes

Female, underside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, underside.

Peter GroenendijkItaly, Val di Rhêmes

Male, upperside.

Bernard FransenItaly

Egg.

Özgür KoçakTurkey, Ayrancı
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