Euchloe lotta

Euchloe lotta
Desert Marble
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species: E. lotta
Binomial name
Euchloe lotta
(Beutenmüller, 1898)

Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) is a species of butterfly that occurs in the interior of British Columbia.[1]

It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body. The underside has greenish-grey veins especially in the hindwing. Wing span is from 38 to 40 mm.[1]

Flight season in North America is from April to May.[1]

Larvae on Arabis furcata, Arabis sparsiflora, Arabis bolboellii, and Halimolobos whitedi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Desert Marble, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ Euchloe, funet.fi
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