Euchloe charlonia
Euchloe charlonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Euchloe |
Species: | E. charlonia
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Binomial name | |
Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Euchloe charlonia, the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain.[2]
The larvae feed on , , Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, , , and .
Subspecies[]
- Euchloe charlonia charlonia (North Africa, Arabia)
- Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euchloe charlonia. |
Wikispecies has information related to Euchloe charlonia. |
- ^ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
Categories:
- Euchloe
- Butterflies described in 1842
- Taxa named by Hugo Fleury Donzel
- Pieridae stubs