Sinopieris dubernardi explained

Sinopieris dubernardi, or Oberthür's white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is treated as a member of the genus Sinopieris, or alternately, the genus Pontia.^[1] It is found in China, where it inhabits grassland plateaus and mountainsides at elevations above 2,000 meters.^[2]

Subspecies

Sinopieris dubernardi has a number of subspecies:^[3]

• S. d. bromkampi (O. Bang-Haas, 1938) (China: Gansu)
• S. d. chumbiensis (de Nicéville, 1897) (southern Tibet)
• S. d. dubernardi (China: northern Yunnan, western Sichuan)
• S. d. gyantsenisis (Verity, 1911) (southern Tibet)
• S. d. kozlovi (Alphéraky, 1897) (China: Nanshan)
• S. d. pomiensis (Yoshino, 1998) (eastern Tibet)
• S. d. rothschildi (Verity, 1911) (China: Shaanxi)
• S. d. wangi Huang, 1998 (south-eastern Tibet)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Sinopieris dubernardi (Oberthür, 1884) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 15, 2018.
2. http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Asia%20temperate%20-%20Sinopieris%20dubernardi.htm Butterflies of temperate Asia
3. http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/46337 Insecta Pro Taxonomy