''Euchloe'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

pierid The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Lev ...

butterflies Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

from the orangetip

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(Anthocharini). They are

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in distribution, with most species in Europe,

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, and North America. Like other

Anthocharini The tribe (biology), tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; fo ...

, the American species are usually called marbles; the

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species are known as dappled whites.

Classification

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''Euchloe''
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Subgenus ''Euchloe'' Hübner, 1819: *''

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. ...

'' (Hübner,

803-1804 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...

– eastern dappled white *''

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 spe ...

'' (Lucas, 1852) – large marble or creamy marblewing *''

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 is . Adults a ...

'' (Esper, 1800) – green-striped white *''

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 a ...

'' Butler, 1869 – western dappled white *'' Euchloe creusa'' (Doubleday,

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– northern marble *''

Euchloe daphalis ''Euchloe daphalis'' is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the western Pamirs, northern Afghanistan, Pakistan and India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries ...

'' (Moore, 1865) - Asian Dappled White *''Euchloe falloui'' (Allard, 1867) - Desert Green-striped White *''

Euchloe insularis ''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 ca ...

'' (Staudinger, 1861) *''Euchloe melanochlorus'', Rober, 1907 - Egyptian Dappled White *''

Euchloe naina ''Euchloe naina'', the green marble, is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America and Siberia and has been recorded mainly in the interior of Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremi ...

'' Kozhanchikov, 1923 *''

Euchloe ogilvia ''Euchloe'' is a genus of Pieridae, pierid butterfly, butterflies from the Anthocharini, orangetip tribe (biology), tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia, and North America. Like other ...

'' Back, 1990 *''

Euchloe orientalis ''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 ...

'' (Bremer, 1864) *''

Euchloe pulverata ''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 ...

'' (Christoph, 1884) *''

Euchloe simplonia ''Euchloe simplonia'', the mountain dappled white, is a butterfly found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context. The concept of "the West" a ...

'' (Bloisduval, 1828) – mountain dappled white *''

Euchloe tagis ''Euchloe tagis'', the Portuguese dappled white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It ranges through southern Europe where it is found from Portugal to northwestern Italy and northern Africa (there are local populations in Morocco and Alg ...

'' (Hübner,

– Portuguese dappled white Subgenus ''Elphinstonia'' Klots, 1930: *''charlonia''

species group In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...

: **''

Euchloe bazae ''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 ...

'' Fabiano, 1993 **''

Euchloe charlonia ''Euchloe charlonia'', the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain Spain, or the ...

'' (Donzel, 1842) – greenish black-tip or lemon white **''

Euchloe lucilla ''Euchloe lucilla'', the lemon white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites. The butterfly is found in India. See also *Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family (biology), family of butterflies with about 76 g ...

'' Butler, 1886 **''

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 ...

'' (Staudinger, 1891) **''

Euchloe penia ''Euchloe penia'', the eastern greenish black-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and northern Iraq. The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas. The wingsp ...

'' (Freyer, 1852) * ''tomyris'' species group: **''

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 ca ...

'' Bernardi, 1957 **'' Euchloe tomyris'' Christoph, 1884 **''

Euchloe ziayani ''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 ca ...

'' Leestmans & Back, 2001 ''

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Euchloe aegyptiaca ''Euchloe aegyptiaca'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Libya to Egypt and Jordan, extending into Saudi Arabia. The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including ''Diplotaxis harra''.Euchloe falloui ''Euchloe falloui'', the scarce green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mauritania, Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Arabia. The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from November to May, usually in two bu ...

'' (Allard, 1867) – scarce green-striped white *''

Euchloe guaymasensis ''Euchloe guaymasensis'', the Sonoran marble or Sonoran white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae.Euchloe hyantis ''Euchloe hyantis'', the pearly marble, pearly marblewing or California marble, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the West Coast of North America from southern Oregon south through California west of the Sierra Nevada crest to ...

'' (Edwards, 1871) (sometimes in ''E. creusa'') – California marble or pearly marblewing *'' Euchloe lotta'' Beutenmüller, 1898 (sometimes in ''E. creusa'' or ''E. hyantis'') – desert marble *''

Euchloe olympia ''Euchloe olympia'', the Olympia marble, is a butterfly in the family (biology), family Pieridae. Its range is southern Canada and the Midwest, down into the southwestern United States. ''E. olympia'' is related to ''E. guaymasensis'', but has a ...

'' (Edwards, 1871) – Olympia marble

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