- Euchloe creusa
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Northern Marble Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Euchloe Species: E. creusa Binomial name Euchloe creusa
(Doubleday, [1847])Synonyms - Anthocharis creusa Doubleday, [1847]
- Euchloe elsa Beutenmüller, 1898
- Synchloe creusa
Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa) is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America.[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 24 to 36 mm.[1]
Flight season in North America is from late May to mid-July.[1]
Larvae on Draba and Cruciferae.[2]
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