Biology:Euchloe belemia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Green-striped white
Euchloe belemia belemia, Spain
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. belemia
Binomial name
Euchloe belemia
(Esper, 1800)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio belemia Esper, 1800
  • Papilio glauce Hübner, [1803-1804]
  • Euchloe belemia ab. desertorum Turati, 1905
  • Euchloe belemia f. distincta Röber, 1907
  • Euchloe belemia ab. evanescens Röber, 1907
  • Euchloe belemia form. vern. röberi Rothschild, 1914
  • Anthocharis belemia var. glauce ab. conjuncta Holl, 1917
  • Euchloe belemia f. marmorata Chnéour, 1934


The wingspan is 36–44 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from February to June.[2]


Habitat in Algarve, Portugal
Euchloe hesperidum Fuerteventura Green-striped White in Fuerteventura

Subspecies

  • 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
  • Euchloe belemia desertorum[4]

Repartition

The Euchloe subgenera groups are widely distributed in North Africa, the Iberian peninsula and the Canary Islands. The species Euchloe belemia in particular comprises at least six subspecies. The subspecies Euchloe belemia belemia and desertorum occur in the Iberian peninsula and North–West Africa, respectively. The subspecies Euchloe belemia palaestinensis and moslemi occur in Arabia.[4]

The shortest genetic distance was found between Fuerteventura subspecies (E. b.hesperidum) and the Iberian-Moroccan subspecies (E.b. belemia and E. b. desertorum [4]

References

  1. ↑ Euchloe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Captain's European Butterfly Guide". http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/whites/andal3.htm. 
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pieridae - Tribe Anthocharidini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_anthocharidini.doc. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Suárez Nicolás M SuárezEva BetancorEva BetancorJose PestanoJose Pestano, Nicolás M. "Intraspecific evolution of Canarian Euchloe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) butterflies, based on mtDNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; 2009 51(3):601-5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23931375_Intraspecific_evolution_of_Canarian_Euchloe_Lepidoptera_Pieridae_butterflies_based_on_mtDNA_sequences. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1937501 entry



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