Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL ( Pieridae ) *

L6; 30/IV/2024, nect. on L. maritima and E. vesicaria , 3 ex. v., JLR; L13; 13/VI/2020, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L25; 12/VI/2021, nect. on Diplotaxis sp. , 1 ex. v., JLR.; L35; 15/VII/2019, perch. on E. vesicaria and Diplotaxis sp. , 1 ex. v. and coll., JLR.; L36; 20/XI/2023, 1 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 16/IV/2024, nect. on Diplotaxis sp. , 5 ex. v., JLR.; L132; 28/IV/2024, nect. on P. maritima and Diplotaxis sp. , 6 ex. v., JLR.; L145; 18/IV/2024, nect. on A. arvensis and L. sinuatum , 4 ex. v., JLR.; L145; 22/IV/2024, nect. on Diplotaxis sp. , 2 ex. v., JLR.; L151; 09/IX/2023, perch. on Diplotaxis sp. and Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass., 6 ex. v., JLR.; L151; 10/IX/2023, nect. on Diplotaxis sp. and P. saxatile , 3 ex. v., JLR.

Comment: Observations were made at 8 localities within 6 1× 1 km UTM squares, constituting the first precise records for Ceuta. Previously, it had been mentioned only generically by Bacallado Aránega et al. (2012). This species is relatively scarce in Ceuta, in contrast to its abundance across much of Morocco ( Tarrier & Delacre, 2008; Tarrier, 2025a) and mainland Spain, except for the Cantabrian coast ( García-Barros et al., 2004, 2013). Individuals recorded from April to November, with adults visiting the flowers of L. maritima , E. vesicaria , Diplotaxis sp. , P. maritima , and P. saxatile .