Euchloe crameri
| Western dappled white | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Rhopalocera |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Anthocharini |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. crameri |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe crameri (Butler, 1869) | |
The western dappled white (Euchloe crameri), is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly western southern Europe, being usually found in Portugal, Spain, France and north Africa but it has been seen as far east as Italy.
The wingspan is 40–48 mm. The butterfly flies from February to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species.
Subspecies
Euchloe crameri mauretanica (Röber 1907)
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