| Eastern greenish black-tip | |
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| both at Pletvar North Macedonia  | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Pieridae | 
| Genus: | Euchloe | 
| Species: | E. penia  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Euchloe penia (Freyer, 1805)  | |
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Euchloe penia, the eastern greenish black-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North 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. Adults are bright greenish off yellow.[2] There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Matthiola species including M. tessela and M. fruticulosa.[4]
Subspecies
- Euchloe penia penia
 - Euchloe penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001
 - Euchloe penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)
 
References
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