Euchloe belemia, the green-striped white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is northern Africa, Arabia (Oman, United Arab Emirates) and the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal.
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| Euchloe belemia belemia, Spain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. belemia
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| Euchloe belemia | |
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The wingspan is 36–44 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from February to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Sisymbrium species (including Sisymbrium bourgeanum), Diplotaxis tennuisiliqua and Biscutella didyma.Its preferred habitat is lowland scrubland and semi-arid, as well as terraces and cultivated land.
Subspecies
edit- Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild 1913
- Euchloe belemia eversi Eversi 1963
- Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm 1928 (Ethiopia, Somalia)[3]
- Euchloe belemia belemia, Esper,1800 (Oman, United Arab Emirates)
- Euchloe belemia palaestinensis Rüber 1907
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Euchloe belemia.
- ^ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ "Captain's European Butterfly Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
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