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Ant-heap Small White

Dixeia pigea

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Pieridae

Dixeia pigea, the ant-heap small white or ant-heap white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae that is native to Africa. Description The wingspan is 40–48 mm for males and 40–52 mm for females. The upperside of the wings of males is pure white with a narrow black forewing tip and small black dots on the hindwing margin.

Distribution

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