Euchloe belemia

Green-striped white
Euchloe belemia belemia, Spain
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Euchloe
Species:	E. belemia
Binomial name
Euchloe belemia (Esper, 1800) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio belemiaEsper, 1800 Papilio glauceHübner, [1803-1804] Euchloe belemia ab. desertorumTurati, 1905 Euchloe belemia f. distinctaRöber, 1907 Euchloe belemia ab. evanescensRöber, 1907 Euchloe belemia form. vern. röberiRothschild, 1914 Anthocharis belemia var. glauce ab. conjunctaHoll, 1917 Euchloe belemia f. marmorataChnéour, 1934

Euchloe belemia, the green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is northern Africa, Arabia (Oman, United Arab Emirates) and the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal.

The wingspan is 36–44 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from February to June. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Sisymbrium species (including Sisymbrium bourgeanum ), Diplotaxis tennuisiliqua and Biscutella didyma .Its preferred habitat is lowland scrubland and semi-arid, as well as terraces and cultivated land.

Habitat in Algarve, Portugal

Subspecies

• Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild 1913
• Euchloe belemia eversiEversi 1963
• Euchloe belemia abyssinicaStamm 1928 (Ethiopia, Somalia) ^[3]
• Euchloe belemia belemia, Esper, 1800 (Oman, United Arab Emirates)
• Euchloe belemia palaestinensisRüber 1907

References

1. Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Captain's European Butterfly Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
3. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.