Euchloe belemia
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.
Green-striped white | |
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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 | |
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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
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References
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- 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.
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