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''Euchloe charlonia'', the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a
''Euchloe charlonia'', the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa
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, the Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...
, especially Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
The larvae feed on ''Diplotaxis pendula
The scientific name
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name com ...
'', ''Succowia balearica
''Succowia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one known species, ''Succowia balearica'' (L.) Medik.
Its native range is the Canary Islands and places around the Mediterranean Sea, ...
'', ''Moricandia arvensis
''Moricandia arvensis'', the purple mistress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the ...
'', ''Eruca vesicaria
Arugula (American English) or rocket (Commonwealth English) (''Eruca vesicaria''; syns. ''Eruca sativa'' Mill., ''E. vesicaria'' subsp. ''sativa'' (Miller) Thell., ''Brassica eruca'' L.) is an edible annual plant in the family Brassicaceae used ...
'', ''Cleome arabica
''Cleome'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae, commonly known as spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, or bee plants. Previously, it had been placed in the family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae ...
'', ''Reseda villosa Reseda may refer to:
In natural science
* ''Reseda'' (plant), a plant genus also known as ''mignonette''
*1081 Reseda, a minor planet that orbits the Sun; named for the ''Reseda'' plant genus
Places
* Reseda, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in the San ...
'', ''Eryngium tenue
''Eryngium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. There are about 250 species.Wang, P., et al. (2012)Phytochemical constituents and pharmacological activities of ''Eryngium'' L. (Apiaceae). ''Pharmaceutical Crops'' 3 99-120. The ...
'' and ''Diplotaxis acris
The scientific name
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name com ...
''.
Subspecies
*''Euchloe charlonia charlonia'' (North Africa, Arabia) *''Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica'' ( Staudinger,892
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Events
By place
Europe
* Summer – Poppo II, duke of Thuringia (Central Germany), is deposed by King Arnul ...
References
Euchloe Butterflies described in 1842 Taxa named by Hugo Fleury Donzel {{Pieridae-stub