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Euchloe penia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Anthocharini

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Euchloe charlonia, Anthocharis gruneri, Euchloe ausonia, Euchloe, Pieris ergane

Euchloe penia


Euchloe penia, the eastern greenish black-tip is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and northern Iraq. The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas.

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The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are bright greenish off yellow. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.

The larvae feed on Matthiola species including M. tessela and M. fruticulosa.

Subspecies

  • Euchloe penia penia
  • Euchloe penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001
  • Euchloe penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)

    • References

    Euchloe penia Wikipedia
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