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''Pontia glauconome'', the Desert White or Desert Bath White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Arabia, Egypt, the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the southern part of the former Soviet Union,〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina )〕 Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of sub-deserts. The wingspan is 45–50 mm.〔(BibAlex )〕 Adults are on wing from March to October in three to four generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Epicastrum arabicum'', ''Zilla spinosa'', ''Caylusia'', ''Dipterygium'', ''Erucastrum'', ''Moracandia'', ''Diplotaxis'', ''Cleome'' and ''Ochradenus'' species. The pupae have a facultative diapause of at least four years. ==Subspecies== *''Pontia glauconome glauconome'' (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Arabia, Egypt, the Middle East, Afghanistan and the southern part of the former Soviet Union) *''Pontia glauconome iranica'' Bienert, 1870 (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontia glauconome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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