Euchloe belemia
Appearance
Green-striped white | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Euchloe |
Species: | E. belemia
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Binomial name | |
Euchloe belemia | |
Synonyms | |
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Euchloe belemia, the green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is northern Africa, Arabia (Oman, United Arab Emirates) and occasionally 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.
Subspecies
- Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild 1913
- Euchloe belemia eversi Eversi 1963
- Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm 1928 (Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Arabia)[3]
- Euchloe belemia palaestinensis Rüber 1907
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Euchloe belemia.
- ^ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Captain's European Butterfly Guide
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.