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African Meadow White
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African Meadow White

Pontia helice

Pontia helice, the meadow white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in southern Africa.

Wingspan is 35–40 mm in males and 37–43 mm in females. Flight period is year-round.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 147384.