Euchloe penia

Eastern Greenish Black-tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Euchloe
Species: E. penia
Binomial name
Euchloe penia
(Freyer, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Pontia penia Freyer, 1805
  • Elphinstonia penia
  • Anthocharis thessalica Mezger, 1936

Euchloe penia, the Eastern Greenish Black-tip is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and northern Iraq.[1] The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas.

The wingspan is 32–36 mm.[2] Adults are bright greenish off-yellow.[3] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.[4]

The larvae feed on Matthiola tessela and Matthiola fruticulosa.[5]

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