Euchloe charlonia
"Black-tip" redirects here. For other uses, see Blacktip (disambiguation).
| 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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| Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)[1] | |
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Euchloe charlonia, the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain.[2]
The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula, Succowia balearica, Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, Cleome arabica, Reseda villosa, Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris.
Subspecies
- Euchloe charlonia charlonia (North Africa, Arabia)
- Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])
References
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- ↑ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini
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