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Pontia glauconome
"Most members of this family are white or yellow and are characterised by medium size, fully functional forelegs, and the forked claws on the tips of the legs. They also have pigments in the wings that either reflect or absorb ultraviolet light, such that the wings produce a variety of attractive patterns. It is thought that the ultraviolet pattern on the wings is used by the male and female desert white to identify the opposite sex during courtship." ~arkive
spotted in my desert garden; resident in Egypt
Similar to P. daplidice but with yellow lining on underside of wings
Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013
8 Comments
Thank you, Mona!
Beautiful butterfly.. Very nice series..
Thanks, Daniele!
What a beauty with these yellow veins! Great spotting Bernadette.
Thanks for checking, bayucca!
Your ID is correct.
Thank you, alice! She was a cooperative critter. :-)
Lovey series!