Krueper's Small White (Pieris krueperi)
| Family | Pieridae |
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| Subfamily | Pierinae |
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| Genus | Pieris |
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| Species | krueperi |
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| Authority | Staudinger, 1860 |
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| English Name | Krueper's Small White |
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| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Near Threatened (NT) |
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Description
Krueper’s Small White occurs in warm, dry places on calcareous, rocky slopes with scattered low,
herbaceous vegetation. Eggs are laid on the sepals of Golden Alyssum (Alyssum saxatile), and
A. montanum. The caterpillars feed on the ovaries. It hibernates as a pupa and has two or more
generations a year.
Distribution
Albania / Bulgaria / Greece / Greece: Mainland / Greece: East Aegean Islands / North Macedonia / European Türkiye /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Brassicales | Brassicaceae | Alyssum | | Small Alison | |
| 2 | Brassicales | Brassicaceae | Aurinia | saxatilis | Golden Alison | |
