Pieridae Pierinae Anthocharini Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Euchloe (Euchloe) aegyptiaca
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia (Freyer, 1851)
Eastern Greenish Black-tip

Genus: Euchloe Hübner, [1819]   Subgenus: Elphinstonia Klots, 1930   Original genus: Pontia Fabricius, 1807

E. (Elphinstonia) penia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Kozani, Greece, May 2004
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
E. (Elphinstonia) penia (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Kozani, Greece, May 2004
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
E. (Elphinstonia) penia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Kozani, hill 1 km N of Ligeri, 790m, Greece, May 5, 2006
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
E. (Elphinstonia) penia (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Kozani, hill 1 km N of Ligeri, 790m, Greece, May 5, 2006
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)

Distribution:
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, N Iraq

Foodplants:
Matthiola tessela

To know more about:
Matt Rowlings - Matt's European Butterflies - Elphinstonia penia page

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