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Eastern greenish black-tip
both at Pletvar
Republic of Macedonia
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E. penia
Binomial name
Euchloe penia
(Freyer, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Pontia penia Freyer, 1805
  • Elphinstonia penia
  • Anthocharis thessalica Mezger, 1936

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

The wingspan is 32–36 mm.[2] 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)

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