Euchloe charlonia

"Black-tip" redirects here. For other uses, see Blacktip (disambiguation).

Euchloe charlonia


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Rhopalocera
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Euchloe
Species:	E. charlonia
Binomial name
*Euchloe charlonia* (Donzel, 1842)^[1]
Synonyms
Anthocharis charlonia Donzel, 1842 Anthocharis levaillantii H. Lucas, 1847 Anthocharis charlonia f. atlantica Stauder, 1914 Anthocharis charlonia var. mesopotamica Staudinger, [1892]

The Greenish Black-tip or Lemon White (Euchloe charlonia), is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain.^[2]

The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula, Succowia balearica, Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, Cleome arabica, Reseda villosa, Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris.

Subspecies

Euchloe charlonia charlonia (North Africa, Arabia)
Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])

References

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↑ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini

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