Pontia daplidice

Bath white
Djebel Zaghdoud,Tunisia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pontia
Species:
P. daplidice
Binomial name
Pontia daplidice
Synonyms
  • Papilio daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio bellidice Brahm, 1804
  • Papilio belemida Hübner, [1836-1838]
  • Pieris daplidice var. albicide Oberthür, 1881
  • Leucochloe daplidice var. jachontovi Krulikowsky, 1908
  • Pontia daplidice f. nitida Verity, 1908
  • Leucochloe daplidice f. hiberna Chnéour, 1934
  • Pontia daplidice albidice gen. vern. virescentior Rothschild, 1925
  • Leucochloe daplidice moorei Röber, [1907]
  • Leucochloe daplidice avidia Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Leucochloe daplidice amphimara Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Leucochloe daplidice nubicola Fruhstorfer, 1908
  • Leucochloe daplidice laenas Fruhstorfer, 1908

Pontia daplidice, the Bath white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites, which occurs in the Palearctic region. It is common in central and southern Europe, migrating northwards every summer, often reaching southern Scandinavia and sometimes southern England.