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.Moths and Butterflies of Europe The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas.
The wingspan is 32–36 mm. Adults are bright greenish off yellow.EuroButterflies There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in April and from June to July.Butterflies of Bulgaria
The larvae feed on Matthiola species including M. tessela and M. fruticulosa.Lepidoptera and their ecology
Subspecies Euchloe penia penia Euchloe penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001 Euchloe penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)
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