Euchloe guaymasensis

Euchloe guaymasensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. guaymasensis
Binomial name
Euchloe guaymasensis
Opler, 1986

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 31–37 millimetres (1.2–1.5 in). 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 40 miles (64 km) north of Guaymas in Sonora.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Euchloe guaymasensis. Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Invertebrate Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.
  2. ^ Opler, P. A. (1986). A new Euchloe (Pieridae) from northwestern Mexico. The Lepidopterists' Society 40(3) 188-90.


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