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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Pontia edusa
Pontia edusa(Fabricius, 1777)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Pierinae
  3. Pierini
  4. Pierina
  5. Pontia
  6.  edusa
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TL: North Germany, Kiel   (2700 m.)

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Farmland
  • Quarries
  • Rocks
  • Waysides
  • Xerophilous meadows

Similar species

  • Euchloe (E.) ausonia
  • Pontia callidice
  • Pontia chloridice
  • Pontia daplidice
MU
FU

36-48 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԷդուսա սպիտակաթիթեռ
    CatalàPòntia europea
    ČeskyBělásek rezedkový
    DanskGrønbroget kålsommerfugl
    DeutschÖstlicher Reseda Weißling
    Eesti keelReseedaliblikas
    EnglishEastern Bath White
    FrançaisMarbré de Fabricius
    HrvatskiIstočni zeleni bijelac
    ItalianoEdusa
    LietuviųStepinis Baltukas
    MagyarRezedalepke
    NederlandsOostelijk resedawitje
    NorskVandrehvitvinge
    PolskiBielinek rukiewnik
    ShqipBardhoshja lindore
    SlovenščinaKatančev selec
    SrpskiZeleni čipkavac
    SrpskiЗелени чипкавац
    SuomeksiSinappiperhonen
    SvenskaGrönfläckig vitfjäril
    TürkçeYeni Benekli Melek
    ΕλληνικάΠρασινωπή πιερίδα
    РусскийБелянка рапсовая
    РусскийБелянка резедовая
    РусскийБелянка эдуса
    УкраїнськаБілюх ріпаковий
    ქართულიმომწვანო თეთრულა
    中文云粉蝶
    日本語チョウセンシロチョウ
    한국어풀흰나비
    زبان_فارسیسپید خاوری گرمابه
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BrassicaceaeCakile maritimaEuropean Sea Rocket
    BrassicaceaeSisymbrium loeseliiSmall tumbleweed mustard
    ResedaceaeReseda luteaWild Mignonette
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio edusaFabricius, 1777
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Female, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerItaly

Male, upperside.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata

Adult, underside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Nysa

Female, underside.

Irfan DemirelTurkey, İzmir

Copulating pair.

Ivan PančićSerbia, Мужља

Larva, 1st instar.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata

Larva, 3rd instar.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata

Larva, 5th instar.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata

Larva.

Wojciech KudłaPoland

Pupa.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata

Pupa.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Феодосія

Eggs.

Heiner ZieglerItaly, Pietramurata
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