Pontia callidice
Alpine White Butterfly, subspecies Pontia callidice Kalora
The Alpine - veined White ( Pontia callidice ) is a butterfly ( butterfly ) of the family of White (Pieridae ).
- 3.1 Flight times and caterpillars
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a wingspan of 42-52 millimeters, have a white wing ground color and resemble other white bodies. Externally, they can be from Pontia edusa ( Pontia edusa ) and daplidice of Pontia not differ. The undersides of the hind wings are mottled gray-green and bright, located in the cell a bright, whitish spot. On the tops of the front wings, the Postdiskalbinde not reach to the wing trailing edge. The Postdiskalflecke are regularly swept back and the wing tips (apex) are black considerably less marked than in the similar nature Pontia daplidice.
The bluish- gray caterpillars reach a length of up to 32 millimeters and have a drawing that consists of slightly raised black spots and two white back lines with a series of yellow spots. In addition, located on both sides of a Stigmatalinie. The tracked head is dark gray.
Similar Species
- Pontia edusa ( Pontia edusa ) ( Fabricius, 1777)
- Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pontia chloridice ( Hübner, 1813)
- Pontia clauconome Klug, 1829
Subspecies
- Pontia callidice callidice ( Hübner, 1800). Alps, Pyrenees
- Pontia callidice chrysidice ( Herrich -Schäffer, 1844). Asia Minor, Iran
- Pontia callidice libanotica ( Bernardi, 1966). Lebanon
- Pontia callidice hazara ( Wyatt, 1961). Afghanistan
- Pontia callidice hinducucica Verity, 1911. Pamir
- Pontia callidice Kalora ( Moore, 1865) NW- Himalaya, W Tibet
- Pontia callidice duplati ( Bernardi, 1965). China ( Gansu )
- Pontia callidice amdensis ( Verity, 1911). China ( Gansu )
- Pontia callidice amaryllis Hemming, 1933. Tian Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai
- Pontia callidice halasia Huang & Murayama, 1992., China ( Xinjiang )
Synonyms
- Synchloe callidice
Occurrence
This habitat of the Alpine - white body count grassy rocky mountain slopes at altitudes of 1500-3400 meters. Other sources in the vertical distribution of heights of up to 4,500 meters. Its distribution extends to the west of the Pyrenees ( Pic du Canigou ) and the Alps over Asia Minor, Lebanon, Iran and Afghanistan to the north of India and China as well as in eastern Siberia. The alpine - white body is in the Red List of Threatened Animals of Germany known as rare species with geographical restriction. Occurring in Austria in Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia.
Way of life
Among the food plants of the caterpillars include Swiss Wallflower ( Erysimum rhaeticum ) and related cruciferous vegetables, and mignonette ( Reseda spec.).
Flight times and caterpillars
The Alpine White Ling is a generation in which flies from early June to early August. The caterpillars can be found from August to September. Occasionally created a second generation flying in August.