''Pieris krueperi'', the Krueper's small white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the

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and in Iran,

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, the Kopet-Dagh and from Asia Minor to Central Asia, as well as in Oman.Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Subtribe Pierina
/ref> The habitat consists arid areas with scanty vegetation up to in the mountains. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from April to September in two or three generations per year.Russian Insects
/ref> The larvae feed on '' Alyssum'' (including ''

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'') and ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Pieris krueperi krueperi'' *''

Pieris krueperi devta ''Pieris krueperi devta'', the green-banded white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. It is found in India and Pakistan. It is a subspecies of Krueper's small white (''Pieris krueperi''). Description ...

'' (de Nicéville,

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(Tian-Shan, Ghissar, southern Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, western Pamirs)

References

Butterflies described in 1860 krueperi Butterflies of Europe Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Pieridae-stub