Euchloe creusa, the northern marble, is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. creusa
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| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe creusa (Doubleday, [1847])
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It is mostly white with black markings on the topside of the forewing tips and body. The underside has greenish-grey veins especially in the hindwing. The wingspan is from 24 to 36 mm.[1] Its habitats include subalpine moraines, forest clearings, glades, and dry tundra.[2]
The northern marble's flight season is from late May to mid-July.[1]
Larvae feed on Draba and Brassicaceae species.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Northern Marble, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "Euchloe creusa". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ Euchloe, funet.fi
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