Euchloe crameri

Western dappled white
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Euchloe
Species: E. crameri
Binomial name
Euchloe crameri
(Butler, 1869)

Euchloe crameri, the western dappled white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly western southern Europe, being usually found in Portugal, Spain, France and North Africa but it has been seen as far east as Italy.

The wingspan is 40–48 mm. The butterfly flies from February to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species.

Subspecies

Euchloe crameri mauretanica (Röber 1907)


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