Euchloe guaymasensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Euchloe |
Species: | E. guaymasensis |
Binomial name | |
Euchloe guaymasensis Opler, 1986 | |
Euchloe guaymasensis, the Sonoran marble or Sonoran white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. [1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico and has been seen once in Arizona in the United States. [1]
The butterfly has a wingspan of 31–37 millimetres (1.2–1.5 in). The upperside is pale yellow. The forewing has a black tip and a black bar toward the front edge. The underside is marbled with green. [1]
This species occurs in rocky desert habitat. Its host plant is western tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata). Adults fly in February and March. [1]
This species was first collected in 1983 from a microwave relay 40 miles (64 km) north of Guaymas in Sonora. [2]
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