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
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
  • Papilio belemia Esper, 1800
  • Papilio glauce Hübner, [1803-1804]
  • Euchloe belemia ab. desertorum Turati, 1905
  • Euchloe belemia f. distincta Röber, 1907
  • Euchloe belemia ab. evanescens Röber, 1907
  • Euchloe belemia form. vern. röberi Rothschild, 1914
  • Anthocharis belemia var. glauce ab. conjuncta Holl, 1917
  • Euchloe belemia f. marmorata Chnéour, 1934

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


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