Euchloe guaymasensis
| Euchloe guaymasensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Anthocharini |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. guaymasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe guaymasensis Opler, 1986 | |
Euchloe guaymasensis is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae known by the common names Sonoran marble and Sonoran white.[1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico and has been seen once in Arizona in the United States.[1]
This butterfly has a wingspan of 31 to 37 millimeters. The upperside is pale yellow. The forewing has a black tip and a black bar toward the front edge. The underside is marbled with green.[1]
This species occurs in rocky desert habitat. Its host plant is western tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata). Adults fly in February and March.[1]
This species was first collected in 1983 from a microwave relay 40 miles north of Guaymas in Sonora.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Euchloe guaymasensis. Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- ↑ Opler, P. A. (1986). A new Euchloe (Pieridae) from northwestern Mexico. The Lepidopterists' Society 40(3) 188-90.
External links
- Images: Euchloe guyamasensis. Butterflies of America.
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