Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915) is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915) (Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915))
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Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915)

Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915)

Howarth's white (Ganyra howarthi) is a Pieridae butterfly found in northwestern Mexico and extreme southern Arizona, living in thorn forest and desert scrub habitats.

Family
Genus
Ganyra
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ganyra howarthi (Dixey, 1915)

Ganyra howarthi, commonly known as Howarth's white, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Pieridae. It can be found along the coast in the southern half of Baja California and Sonora, Mexico, and also occurs in extreme southern Arizona, United States. Its habitat consists of thorn forests and desert scrubs. The wingspan of this butterfly measures 45–48 mm (1.8–1.9 inches).

Photo: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Roger Rittmaster · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Ganyra

More from Pieridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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