Euchloe charlonia

"Black-tip" redirects here. For other uses, see Blacktip (disambiguation).

Euchloe charlonia, the greenish black-tip or lemon white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle East and occasionally the southern Iberian Peninsula, especially Spain.^[2]

Euchloe charlonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Euchloe
Species:	E. charlonia
Binomial name
Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)[1]
Synonyms
Anthocharis charlonia Donzel, 1842 Anthocharis levaillantii H. Lucas, 1847 Anthocharis charlonia f. atlantica Stauder, 1914 Anthocharis charlonia var. mesopotamica Staudinger, [1892]

Elphinstonia charlonia from United Arab Emirates

The larvae feed on Diplotaxis pendula, Succowia balearica, Moricandia arvensis, Eruca vesicaria, Cleome arabica, Reseda villosa, Eryngium tenue and Diplotaxis acris.

Subspecies

• Euchloe charlonia charlonia (North Africa, Arabia)
• Euchloe charlonia mesopotamica (Staudinger, [1892])

External links

• Lepiforum de