Eastern Dappled White

Euchloe ausonia

The Eastern Dappled White "Euchloe ausonia" is a southern Europe and Eurasian butterfly found mostly to the south and east of its almost indistinguishable relative the Western Dappled White.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 36–48 mm. In most of its range, there are two generations. Adults are on wing from the beginning of March to the beginning of July. In mountainous and very dry areas, there is only one generation.
Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia) Gious Kambos, Spili, Crete. Apr 2, 2023 Eastern Dappled White,Euchloe ausonia,Geotagged,Greece,Spring

Food

The larvae feed on the flowers and young fruits of "Sinapis arvensis", "Isatis tinctoria", "Isatis glauca", "Aethionema saxatile", "Iberis sempervirens", "Biscutella mollis", "Biscutella laevigata", "Bunias erucago" and "Aurinia saxatilis".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusEuchloe
SpeciesE. ausonia
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Greece
Israel