Frequent
Size: 45-50 mm. Similar to Pontia daplidice but with yellow underlining of the underside of the hindwing veins.
Widespread. AOO = 233 km2. EOO = 547,000 km2. 14 locations
Narrow (Mauritania to Pakistan and Afghanistan)
A highly localised desert species; pupae have a facultative diapause of at least four years.
Least Concern
3-4 generations per year
81 records. Latest in 2006 (oases)
Resident
April-November
Host-plants: Zilla spinosa (Cruciferae); Ochradenus baccatus and Reseda (Resedaceae), Diplotaxis (Cruciferae) and Cleome arabica (Capparaceae).
Pontia glauconome, the desert white or desert Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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,[2] Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of sub-deserts.
The wingspan is 45–50 mm.[3] 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.
Pontia glauconome, the desert white or desert Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of sub-deserts.
The wingspan is 45–50 mm. 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.
