Euchloe creusa

Euchloe creusa, the northern marble, is a species of butterfly that occurs in northern North America.[1]

Northern marble
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species:
E. creusa
Binomial name
Euchloe creusa
(Doubleday, [1847])
Synonyms
  • Anthocharis creusa Doubleday, [1847]
  • Euchloe elsa Beutenmüller, 1898
  • Synchloe creusa

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]

The northern marble's flight season is from late May to mid-July.[1]

Larvae feed on Draba and Brassicaceae species.[2]

References
  1. Northern Marble, Butterflies of Canada
  2. Euchloe, funet.fi
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