Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Euchloe charlonia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euchloe Rank Species | |
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Similar Euchloe, Euchloe belemia, Euchloe penia, Euchloe ausonia, Euchloe falloui | ||
Euchloe charlonia, the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain.
The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula, Succowia balearica, Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, Cleome arabica, Reseda villosa, Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris.
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