Mountain dappled white

Euchloe simplonia

"Euchloe simplonia" is a butterfly found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe. Its main foods are "Sinapis", "Isatis", "Aethionema", "Iberis" and "Biscutella" species. Though data are lacking, it is believed that the species is restricted to a small area of the western Alps and is endangered in Europe.
Mountain dappled white (Euchloe simplonia) A White that prefers mountainous slopes and is found in the Alps and Pyrenees. Euchloe simplonia,Geotagged,Italy,Mountain dappled white,Summer

Naming

The species is closely related to "Euchloe naina", and cross-breeding experiments suggest that "E. nania" may be a subspecies, though this is contested on morphological grounds.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusEuchloe
SpeciesE. simplonia
Photographed in
Italy