Euchloe guaymasensis
Euchloe guaymasensis, the Sonoran marble or Sonoran white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae.[1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico and has been seen once in Arizona in the United States.[1]
| Euchloe guaymasensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. guaymasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe guaymasensis Opler, 1986 | |
The butterfly has a wingspan of 31–37 millimetres (1.2–1.5 in). The upperside is pale yellow. The forewing has a black tip and a black bar toward the front edge. The underside is marbled with green.[1]
This species occurs in rocky desert habitat. Its host plant is western tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata). Adults fly in February and March.[1]
This species was first collected in 1983 from a microwave relay 40 miles (64 km) north of Guaymas in Sonora.[2]
References
- Euchloe guaymasensis. Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
- Opler, P. A. (1986). A new Euchloe (Pieridae) from northwestern Mexico. The Lepidopterists' Society 40(3) 188-90.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.