Northern Marble
Euchloe creusa
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
Euchloe creusa, the northern 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. The underside has greenish-grey veins especially in the hindwing.
Euchloe creusa est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Pieridae, de la sous-famille des Pierinae et du genre Euchloe. Dénomination Euchloe creusa a été nommé par Edward Doubleday en 1847. Synonymes : Anthocharis creusa Doubleday, [1847] ; Euchloe elsa Beutenmüller, 1898 ; Euchloe orientalides Verity, 1908; Noms vernaculaires Euchloe creusa se nomme Northern Marble ou Northern Marblewing en anglais.
Euchloe es un género de mariposas de la familia Pieridae (subfamilia Pierinae, tribu Anthocharini). Incluye 2 subgéneros y 27 especies (incluyendo 6 incertae sedis), se distribuyen por Europa, Asia menor, norte de África, América del Norte y América Central.
Distribution
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