Howarth's white | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Ganyra |
Species: | G. howarthi |
Binomial name | |
Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Ganyra howarthi, Howarth's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found along the coast in the southern half of Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. It is also found in extreme southern Arizona. The habitat consists of thorn forests and desert scrubs. [2]
The wingspan is 45–48 mm (1.8–1.9 in). [2]
The larvae feed on Atamisquea emarginata in southern Arizona. [2]
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