Green-striped white | |
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Euchloe belemia belemia, Spain | |
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 | |
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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 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.
Green-striped white | |
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Euchloe belemia belemia, Spain | |
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 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.