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Euchloe
''Euchloe'' is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia, and North America. Like other Anthocharini, the American species are usually called marbles; the Old World species are known as dappled whites. Classification Listed alphabetically within groups: funet.fi Subgenus ''Euchloe'' Hübner, 1819: *'' Euchloe ausonia'' (Hübner, – eastern dappled white *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchloe Lessei
''Euchloe'' is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia, and North America. Like other Anthocharini, the American species are usually called marbles; the Old World species are known as dappled whites. Classification Listed alphabetically within groups: funet.fi Subgenus ''Euchloe'' Hübner, 1819: *'' Euchloe ausonia'' (Hübner, – eastern dappled white *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchloe Transcaspica
''Euchloe'' is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia, and North America. Like other Anthocharini, the American species are usually called marbles; the Old World species are known as dappled whites. Classification Listed alphabetically within groups: funet.fi Subgenus ''Euchloe'' Hübner, 1819: *'' Euchloe ausonia'' (Hübner, – eastern dappled white *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchloe Ausonides
''Euchloe ausonides'', the large marble or creamy marblewing, is a species of butterfly that occurs in western North America. It lays eggs on the terminal flower buds of a variety of plants in the mustard family, including introduced Eurasian species, and the larvae feed on the buds, flowers and fruit of these plants. In California, it has witnessed population declines since the 1980s, especially in the Central Valley and the Bay Area, and in Washington, its subspecies the island marble butterfly (''Euchloe ausonides'' ssp. ''insulanus'') is a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Description The caterpillar is a dark green to a bluish gray color that is covered in black dots. It is marked with yellow and white stripes lengthwise along its back and sides. The size of the caterpillar reaches a length of 3/4 in. The large marble is a medium-sized butterfly. It has white scales that are scattered in the forewing and a black pattern on the tip of the forewing. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchloe Ausonia
''Euchloe ausonia'', the eastern dappled white, is a southern European and Palearctic butterfly found mostly to the south and east of its almost indistinguishable relative the western dappled white. Description The wingspan is 36–48 mm. The forewings are white with black tips and a black spot. The underside is characterized by black and yellow scales , which create a greenish-white pattern. The female is generally darker. The two generations differ in pattern. The colour of the caterpillar varies from yellowish to greenish to bluish. It has obvious side stripes. The dorsal line and the dorsal side line are darker than the base colour. The segments have numerous, very small, black dots. The pupa is light brown and relatively slim. Distribution and habitat ''Euchloe ausonia'' occurs in Europe in central and southern Italy as well as in the Balkan Peninsula including most of the larger, Greek islands. The northern border in Europe runs through southern Austria, Hungary a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchloe Belemia
''Euchloe belemia'', the green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is northern Africa, Arabia (Oman, United Arab Emirates) and the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... is . Adults are on wing from February to June. The larvae feed on '' Sisymbrium'' species (including '' Sisymbrium bourgeanum''), '' Diplotaxis tennuisiliqua'' and '' Biscutella didyma''. Subspecies *''Euchloe belemia hesperidum'' Rothschild 1913 *''Euchloe belemia eversi'' Eversi 1963 *''Euchloe belemia abyssinica'' Stamm 1928 (Ethiopia, Somalia) *''Euchloe belemia belemia,'' Esper,1800 (Oman, United Arab Emirates) *''Euchloe belemia palaestinensis'' Rüber 1907 References Euchloe Butterf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthocharini
The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae. This tribe includes many, but not all, of the orangetip butterflies. Tree of Life Some notable species and subspecies of tribe Anthocharini include: * (''Anthocharis cethura catalina'') * Desert orangetip (''Anthocharis cethura cethura'') * |
Euchloe Crameri
''Euchloe crameri'', the western dappled white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Description Fore and hind wings pearly white on the upperside, with a black apex , mottled white. Underside of the forewings very similar, although the apex spot is greenish; in the hind wings, the greenish colour predominates, with white spots. The female is larger, with a more greenish colour, a consequence of the superposition of black and yellow scales. Very similar to ''Euchloe ausonia''. Distribution and habitat Widely distributed and mainly western, from Northwest Africa, Iberian Peninsula, S and SE of France, N of Italy, Ligurian Alps to Bologna. Its distribution overlaps with that of '' E. simplonia'' in E Pyrenees and SE of France . In Spain and Portugal it occurs abundantly in the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the Mediterranean area. It is a very adaptable and nomadic species, so it is found in all types of habitats from 0 -2400m. In Sierra Nevada (Spain) they have been obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |