Talk:Pontia edusa
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Pontia edusa, also known as the eastern Bath white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southeastern Europe (southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia) up to central Europe and the Middle East in Iran and Iraq. It is a migrant which can also be encountered in Belgium, Holland, northern Germany and Poland, in the Baltic states and in southern Sweden and Norway. It resides in open grassy or flowery areas, in stony or rocky places and in roadsides, especially where the host plants grow, at an altitude of up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). This P. edusa butterfly was photographed near the Elbe in Rühstädt, Germany. Photograph credit: Sven Damerow
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Pontia edusa, commonly known as the eastern Bath white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the southwest of Europe (southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia) up to central Europe, and in the Middle East in Iran and Iraq. It is a migrant that can also be encountered in Belgium, the Netherlands, northern Germany and Poland, in the Baltic states, and in southern Sweden and Norway. The species inhabits open grassy or flowery areas, in stony or rocky places and in roadsides, at altitudes up to 1,500 metres (4,900 feet) and occasionally higher. P. edusa is a small to medium-sized migrant butterfly, with a wingspan reaching about 45 millimetres (1.8 inches). The upperside of its wings is white, with black stains on the top of the forewing and hindwing, while the hindwing underside has greenish-grey spots. P. edusa is nearly identical to P. daplidice; it is generally only possible to distinguish the two through genital inspection or DNA analysis. This P. edusa butterfly, displaying its greenish-grey underside, was photographed in Učka Nature Park in Istria, Croatia. The photograph was focus-stacked from four separate images. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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[edit]"It is found from the south east of Europe (southern France, Italy, Corsica, Sardinia) ..." A map of Europe shows that area is better described as southwest Europe, not south east. The article says east and west Bath whites get confused, but anyway, let's get the map right. This problem also affects the Main Page blurb for December 19. Art LaPella (talk) 07:53, 13 December 2025 (UTC)