Euchloe simplonia

Euchloe simplonia, the mountain dappled white, is a butterfly found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe. Its main foods are Sinapis, Isatis, Aethionema, Iberis and Biscutella species. Though data are lacking, it is believed that the species is restricted to a small area of the western Alps and is endangered in Europe.^[1] The species is closely related to Euchloe naina, and cross-breeding experiments suggest that E. nania may be a subspecies,^[2] though this is contested on morphological grounds.^[3]

Mountain dappled white
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Euchloe
Species:	E. simplonia
Binomial name
Euchloe simplonia (Boisduval, 1878)