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Euchloe falloui

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Species of butterfly

Scarce green-striped white
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species: E. falloui
Binomial name
Euchloe falloui
(Allard, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis falloui Allard, 1867
  • Euchloe seitzi Röber, 1907
  • Euchloe falloui obsolescens Rothschild, 1913
  • Euchloe falloui lucida Sheljuzuzhko, 1914
  • Euchloe falloui f. choumovitschi Chnéour, 1935
  • Euchloe faloui faloui f. nigromarginata Chnéour, 1947
  • Euchloe faloui faloui f. elisabethae Chnéour, 1947
  • Euchloe flloui farizae Tarrier,

Euchloe falloui, the scarce green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mauritania, Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Arabia.

The wingspan is 29–34 mm (1.1–1.3 in). Adults are on wing from November to May, usually in two but sometimes in three generations per year.

Euchloe falloui from Saudi Arabia

The larvae feed on Moricandia arvensis, Moricandia sinaica, Reseda muricata, Diplotaxis acris, Schouwia thebaica and Zilla spinosa.

Subspecies

  • Euchloe falloui falloui (Mauritania, Algeria, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Saudi Arabia)
  • Euchloe falloui saudi Larsen, 1983 (Saudi Arabia)

References

  1. Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  3. "BibAlex". Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
Taxon identifiers
Euchloe falloui


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