Euchloe penia explained

Euchloe penia, the eastern greenish black-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and northern Iraq.^[1] The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas.^[2]

The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are bright greenish off yellow.^[3] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.^[4]

The larvae feed on Matthiola species including M. tessela and M. fruticulosa.^[5]

Subspecies

• Euchloe penia penia
• Euchloe penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001
• Euchloe penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)

Notes and References

1. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/EuchlPenia.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe
2. Book: Butterflies of Britain and Europe: A Photographic Guide . 77 . Tari Haahtela . Kimmo Saarinen . Pekka Ojalainen . Hannu Aarnio . Bloomsbury Publishing . 2019. 978-1-4729-6053-5 .
3. http://www.eurobutterflies.com/sp/penia.php EuroButterflies
4. http://www.butterfliesofbulgaria.com/eucpen.html Butterflies of Bulgaria
5. http://www.pyrgus.de/Euchloe_penia_en.html Lepidoptera and their ecology