Euchloe guaymasensis explained

Euchloe guaymasensis, the Sonoran marble or Sonoran white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae.[1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico and has been seen once in Arizona in the United States.[1]

The butterfly has a wingspan of NaNmm. The upperside is pale yellow. The forewing has a black tip and a black bar toward the front edge. The underside is marbled with green.[1]

This species occurs in rocky desert habitat. Its host plant is western tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata). Adults fly in February and March.[1]

This species was first collected in 1983 from a microwave relay 40miles north of Guaymas in Sonora.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/edits/documents/Euchguay.d.pdf Euchloe guaymasensis.
  2. Opler, P. A. (1986). A new Euchloe (Pieridae) from northwestern Mexico. The Lepidopterists' Society 40(3) 188-90.