Not a day without your butterfly: Euchloe belemia

May 12th, 2010

After a long time (which should be the favorite phrase of this blog) continue with the sample of different species of butterflies. Today touches this piérido, or (Esper, 1800).

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Euchloe
Species: Euchloe belemia

It is quite common in the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the south, a little more rare in central and north, from 0 to 1500m. The flight is bivoltino period from February / mid-April and late April / early June. His appearance is unmistakable, with a setback atrigrado green and white. As habitat prefer dry rocky areas with flowers, among weeds, abandoned fields, orchards, ... The caterpillar feeds on Diplotaxis siifolia, Sisymbrium, Biscutella laevigata, hibernating as pupae.

Euchloe belemia
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure time [s]: 1/50
F-Number: 8.0
ISO speed ratings: 200
Date taken: 2010:04:13 16:44:01
Exposure bias value: 0
Flash: no
Focal length [mm]: 100

Euchloe belemia
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure time [s]: 1/125
F-Number: 9.0
ISO speed ratings: 320
Date taken: 2010:04:13 17:19:54
Exposure bias value: 0
Flash: no
Focal length [mm]: 100

Pictures taken in the Valley of Monterrei (Ourense).

A greeting.

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