''Euchloe belemia'', the green-striped white, is a

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in the

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Pieridae. Its range is northern

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, Arabia (

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) and the southern

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, especially

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and

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. The

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is . Adults are on wing from February to June. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species (including '' Sisymbrium bourgeanum''), '' Diplotaxis tennuisiliqua'' and ''

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''.Its preferred habitat is lowland scrubland and semi-arid, as well as terraces and cultivated land.

Subspecies

*''Euchloe belemia hesperidum''

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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 Butterflies described in 1800 Butterflies of Africa Butterflies of Europe Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper {{Pieridae-stub