Euchloe lotta
| Desert Marble | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. lotta |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | |
Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) is a species of butterfly that occurs in the interior of British Columbia.[1]
It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body. The underside has greenish-grey veins especially in the hindwing. Wing span is from 38 to 40 mm.[1]
Flight season in North America is from April to May.[1]
Larvae on Arabis furcata, Arabis sparsiflora, Arabis bolboellii, and Halimolobos whitedi.[2]
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