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Euchloe simplonia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Euchloe simplonia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euchloe

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Euchloe crameri, Euchloe, Agriades pyrenaicus, Colias phicomone, Anthocharis euphenoides

Euchloe simplonia, the mountain dappled white, is a butterfly found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe and Northern Africa. Its main foods are Sinapis, Isatis, Aethionema, Iberis and Biscutella species. Though data are lacking, it is believed that the species is restricted to a small area of the western Alps and is endangered in Europe. The species is closely related to Euchloe naina, and cross-breeding experiments suggest that E. nania may be a subspecies, though this is contested on morphological grounds.

References

Euchloe simplonia Wikipedia