Pontia distorta, the small meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Kenya and possibly north-eastern Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of sub-desert thorn-bush areas.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Pontia |
Species: | P. distorta
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Binomial name | |
Pontia distorta | |
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References
editWikispecies has information related to Pontia distorta.
- ^ Pontia, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina