Euchloe charlonia

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Euchloe charlonia
Greenish Black-tip (Euchloe charlonia) 2.jpg
Greenish Black-tip (Euchloe charlonia).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. charlonia
Binomial name
Euchloe charlonia
(Donzel, 1842) [1]
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis charloniaDonzel, 1842
  • Anthocharis levaillantiiH. Lucas, 1847
  • Anthocharis charlonia f. atlanticaStauder, 1914
  • Anthocharis charlonia var. mesopotamicaStaudinger, [1892]
Elphinstonia charlonia from United Arab Emirates Desert Black Tip (Elphinstonia charlonia).jpg
Elphinstonia charlonia from United Arab Emirates

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]

Contents

The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula , Succowia balearica , Moricandia arvensis , Eruca vesicaria , Cleome arabica , Reseda villosa , Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris .

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.


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