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.[2]

Scarce green-striped white
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Euchloe
Species:	E. falloui
Binomial name
Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
Anthocharis falloui Allard, 1867 Euchloe seitzi Röber, 1907 Euchloe falloui obsolescens Rothschild, 1913 Euchloe falloui lucida Sheljuzuzhko, 1914 Euchloe falloui f. choumovitschi Chnéour, 1935 Euchloe faloui faloui f. nigromarginata Chnéour, 1947 Euchloe faloui faloui f. elisabethae Chnéour, 1947 Euchloe flloui farizae Tarrier, [1993]

The wingspan is 29–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in). Adults are on wing from November to May, usually in two but sometimes in three generations per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Moricandia arvensis, Moricandia sinaica, Reseda muricata, Diplotaxis acris, Schouwia thebaica and Zilla spinosa.

Subspecies

• Euchloe falloui falloui (Mauritania, Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Saudi Arabia)
• Euchloe falloui saudi Larsen, 1983 (Saudi Arabia)

References

1. Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
3. "BibAlex". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2012-04-27.