Pieris krueperi
Pieris krueperi, the Krueper's small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Iran, Baluchistan, the Kopet-Dagh and from Asia Minor to Central Asia,[1] as well as in Oman.[2] The habitat consists arid areas with scanty vegetation up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in the mountains.
| Krueper's small white | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. krueperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860[1] | |
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The wingspan is 44–54 millimetres (1.7–2.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to September in two or three generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Alyssum (including Alyssum montanum) and Aurinia species.
Subspecies
- Pieris krueperi krueperi
- Pieris krueperi devta (de Nicéville, [1884]) (Tian-Shan, Ghissar, southern Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, western Pamirs)
References
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- Pieris, Site of Markku Savela
- Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
- Russian Insects
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