Euchloe charlonia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Euchloe |
Species: | E. charlonia
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Binomial name | |
Euchloe charlonia | |
Synonyms | |
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![Elphinstonia charlonia from United Arab Emirates](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Desert_Black_Tip_%28Elphinstonia_charlonia%29.jpg/220px-Desert_Black_Tip_%28Elphinstonia_charlonia%29.jpg)
Euchloe charlonia, the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain.[2]
The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula, Succowia balearica, Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, Cleome arabica, Reseda villosa, Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris.
Subspecies
[edit]- Euchloe charlonia charlonia (North Africa, Arabia)
- Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.