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.[1] The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas.

Eastern greenish black-tip
both at Pletvar
North Macedonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. penia
Binomial name
Euchloe penia
(Freyer, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Pontia penia Freyer, 1805
  • Elphinstonia penia
  • Anthocharis thessalica Mezger, 1936

The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are bright greenish off yellow.[2] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Matthiola species including M. tessela and M. fruticulosa.[4]

Subspecies
  • Euchloe penia penia
  • Euchloe penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001
  • Euchloe penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)

References
  1. Moths and Butterflies of Europe
  2. EuroButterflies
  3. Butterflies of Bulgaria
  4. Lepidoptera and their ecology


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