Butterflies of Bulgaria - Pieris mannii

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Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
Name in Tolman & Lewington (1997): Artogeia mannii

Range: N Africa, S Europe, Turkey, Syria, Iran.

Distribution in Bulgaria: Widespread, though local, S of Stara Planina; N of that range occurs in warm river gorges in its foothills and along the Black Sea coast. From sea level up to ca. 1800 m, but reported even from 2400 m in Rila (Abadjiev 2001).

Habitat: Warm bushy and typically rocky places.

Bionomics: Three generations from March till late September. Larval host-plants: Iberis (Brassicaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997).

Conservation status: A widespread and typically abundant species. IUCN category: Lower risk, least concern.

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	Range: N Africa, S Europe, Turkey, Syria, Iran. Distribution in Bulgaria: Widespread, though local, S of Stara Planina; N of that range occurs in warm river gorges in its foothills and along the Black Sea coast. From sea level up to ca. 1800 m, but reported even from 2400 m in Rila (Abadjiev 2001). Habitat: Warm bushy and typically rocky places. Bionomics: Three generations from March till late September. Larval host-plants: Iberis (Brassicaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997). Conservation status: A widespread and typically abundant species. IUCN category: Lower risk, least concern.

Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)