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Euchloe lotta

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Desert marble
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E. lotta
Binomial name
Euchloe lotta
(Beutenmüller, 1898)

Euchloe lotta, the desert marble, is a species of butterfly that occurs in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.[1]

It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body. The underside has greenish-grey veins especially in the hindwing. The wingspan is from 38 to 40 mm.[1]

The desert marble's flight season in North America is from April to May.[1]

Larvae feed on Arabis furcata, Arabis sparsiflora, Arabis bolboellii, and Halimolobos whitedi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Desert Marble, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ Euchloe, funet.fi