Euchloe creusa
Northern Marble | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Euchloe |
Species: | E. creusa |
Binomial name | |
Euchloe creusa (Doubleday, [1847]) | |
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Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa) is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America.[1]
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. Wing span is from 24 to 36 mm.[1]
Flight season in North America is from late May to mid-July.[1]
Larvae on Draba and Cruciferae.[2]