Euchloe naina
| Green Marble | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. naina |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe naina Kozhanchikov, 1923 | |
| Subspecies | |
|
3 ssp., see text | |
Green Marble (Euchloe naina) is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America and Siberia and has been recorded mainly of the in the interior of Alaska but has also been recorded on Kodiak by Keith Bruce and verified by Kenelm Philips in 2012.[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 30 to 36 mm.[1]
Flight season in North American is from 7 to 28 June.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- E. n. jakutia Back, 1990
- E. n. naina Kozhantshikov, 1923
- E. n. occidentalis Verity, 1908
References
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