''Euchloe naina'', the green marble, is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America and
Siberia
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and has been recorded mainly in the interior of
Alaska
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but has also been recorded on
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*Kodiak, Alaska, a city located on Kodiak island
*Kodiak, Missouri, an unincorporated community
*Kodiak Archipelago, in southern Alaska
*Kodiak Island, the largest island of the Kodiak archipelago
** Kodiak Launch Compl ...
by Keith Bruce and verified by Kenelm Philips in 2012.
[Green Marble]
Butterflies of Canada
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. The wingspan is from 30 to 36 mm.
[ Its habitats include dry barren limestone scree slopes and valley bottoms.
The green marble's flight season in North American is from June 7 to 28.][
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Subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
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*''Euchloe naina jakutia'' Back, 1990
*''Euchloe naina naina'' Kozhantshikov, 1923
*''Euchloe naina occidentalis'' Verity, 1908
References
Euchloe
Butterflies of North America
Butterflies described in 1923
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