Euchloe
Encyclopedia
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.
Subgenus Euchloe Hübner, 1819:
Subgenus Elphinstonia Klots, 1930:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of pierid
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
butterflies
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
from the orangetip
Anthocharini
The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae...
tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
(Anthocharini). They are Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
in distribution, with most species in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
, and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. Like other Anthocharini
Anthocharini
The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae...
, the American species are usually called marbles; the Old World
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
species are known as dappled whites.
Classification
Listed alphabetically within groups.Subgenus Euchloe Hübner, 1819:
- Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, [1803-1804]) – Eastern Dappled WhiteEastern Dappled WhiteThe Eastern Dappled White is a southern Europe and Eurasian butterfly found mostly to the south and east of its almost indistinguishable relative the Western Dappled White....
- Euchloe ausonides (Lucas, 1852) – Large MarbleLarge MarbleLarge Marble or Creamy Marblewing is a species of butterfly that occurs in North America.- Subspecies:*Euchloe ausonides coloradensis *Euchloe ausonides palaeoreios Johnson, 1977...
or Creamy Marblewing - Euchloe belemia (Esper, 1800) – Green-striped WhiteGreen-striped WhiteThe Green-striped White , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is northern Africa and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal.-Subspecies:*Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild 1913...
- Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 – Western Dappled WhiteWestern Dappled WhiteThe Western Dappled White , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly western southern Europe, being usually found in Portugal, Spain, France and north Africa but is has been seen as far east as Italy....
- Euchloe creusaEuchloe creusaNorthern Marble is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America.It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body...
(Doubleday, [1847]) – Northern Marblewing - Euchloe daphalisEuchloe daphalisEuchloe daphalis is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found in the western Pamirs, northern Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is found on arid slopes up to heights of 2,500 to 3,000 meters.Adults are on wing from June to July....
(Moore, 1865) - Euchloe insularis (Staudinger, 1861)
- Euchloe nainaEuchloe nainaGreen Marble is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America and Siberia.It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body...
Kozhanchikov, 1923 - Euchloe ogilvia Back, 1990
- Euchloe orientalis (Bremer, 1864)
- Euchloe pulverata (Christoph, 1884)
- Euchloe simplonia (Freyer, 1829) – Mountain Dappled WhiteMountain Dappled WhiteThe Mountain Dappled White is a butterfly found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe and Northern Africa. Its main foods are sinapis, isatis, athionema, iberis and biscutella species....
- Euchloe tagis (Hübner, [1803-1804]) – Portuguese Dappled WhitePortuguese Dappled WhiteThe Portuguese Dappled White is in the Pieridae family of butterflies.It ranges through Southern Europe where it is found from Portugal to Northwestern Italy and Northern Africa ....
Subgenus Elphinstonia Klots, 1930:
- The charlonia species-group:
- Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993
- Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842) – Greenish Black-tipGreenish Black-tipThe Greenish Black-tip , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle-East and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain....
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 sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
:- Euchloe aegyptiaca Verity, 1911
- Euchloe falloui (Allard, 1867) – Scarce Green-striped White
- Euchloe guaymensis Opler, 1986 – Sonoran MarbleSonoran MarbleThe Sonoran Marble is a fairly recently discovered species that was found on a microwave tower in the Mexican state of Sonora in 1986. Very little is known yet about its range, habitat preferences or where it fits in to the Euchloes genetically....
- Euchloe hyantisEuchloe hyantisEuchloe hyantis, the Pearly Marble, Pearly Marblewing or California Marble, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from southern Oregon south through California west of the Sierra Nevada crest to northern Baja California. The habitat consists of rocky canyons, cliffs, moraines and...
(Edwards, 1871, sometimes in E. creusa) – California Marble or Pearly Marblewing - Euchloe lottaEuchloe lottaDesert Marble is a species of butterfly that occurs in the interior of British Columbia.It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body...
Beutenmüller, 1898 (sometimes in E. creusa or E. hyantis) – Desert Marble - Euchloe olympia (Edwards, 1871) – Olympia MarbleOlympia MarbleThe Olympia Marble , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is southern Canada and the midwest, down into the southwestern USA....