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The Meadow White (''Pontia helice'') is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.〔(''Pontia'' ), funet.fi〕 Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.〔Woodhall, Steve. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Heliophila'' species, ''Lobularia martimia'', ''Lepidum capense'', ''Rapistrum rugosum'', and ''Reseda odorata''.〔 ==Subspecies== *''P. h. helice'' (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, southern Botswana, southern Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho) *''P. h. johnstonii'' (Crowley, 1887) (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo) 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 helice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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