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 northern Baja California, Mexico. The habitat consists of rocky canyons, cliffs, moraines and gravelly flats.[2]

Euchloe hyantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. hyantis
Binomial name
Euchloe hyantis
Synonyms
  • Euchloe pseudoausonides Verity, 1908
  • Euchloe orientalides Verity, 1908
  • Euchloe pumilio Strand, 1914

The wingspan is 28–37 mm (1.1–1.5 in). The upperside of the forewing has a narrow cell bar very close to the edge of the wing. This cell bar is usually devoid of white scales. The underside is cream white, the hindwing with yellow-green to green marbling. Adults are on wing from April to early July in one generation per year. They feed on flower nectar, including that of the larval hosts and others such as tansymustard or pussypaws.[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of Brassicaceae species, especially Streptanthus species. Chrysalids hibernate.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Euchloe hyantis hyantis
  • Euchloe hyantis andrewsi Martin, 1936

References
  1. Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America


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