Euchloe

Euchloe
Euchloe
Western Dappled White (Euchloe crameri)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Euchloe
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Several, see text
Synonyms
  • Phyllocharis Schatz, [1886]
  • Phyllocharis Dalman, 1824)
  • Elphinstonia Klots, 1930

Euchloe is a genus of pierid butterflies from the orangetip tribe (Anthocharini). They are Holarctic in distribution, with most species in Europe, Central Asia, and North America. Like other Anthocharini, the American species are usually called marbles; the Old World species are known as dappled whites.

Classification

Listed alphabetically within groups.[1]
Subgenus Euchloe Hübner, 1819:

Subgenus Elphinstonia Klots, 1930:

  • The charlonia species-group:
    • Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993
    • Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842) – Greenish Black-tip or Lemon White
    • Euchloe lucilla Butler, 1886
    • Euchloe transcaspica (Staudinger, 1891)
    • Euchloe penia (Freyer, 1852)
  • The tomyris species-group:
    • Euchloe lessei Bernardi, 1957
    • Euchloe tomyris Christoph, 1884
    • Euchloe ziayani Leestmans & Back, 2001
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Euchloe aegyptiaca Verity, 1911
    • Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867) – Scarce Green-striped White
    • Euchloe guaymensis Opler, 1986 – Sonoran Marble
    • Euchloe hyantis (Edwards, 1871, sometimes in E. creusa) – California Marble or Pearly Marblewing
    • Euchloe lotta Beutenmüller, 1898 (sometimes in E. creusa or E. hyantis) – Desert Marble
    • Euchloe olympia (Edwards, 1871) – Olympia Marble

References

  1. ^ Euchloe, funet.fi
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