Euchloe
The Marbled Whites
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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The marbled whites are holarctic with a number of species extending into tropical Africa. A recent phylogenetic analysis by Back et al. (2008) has shown that Elphinstonia is a distinct genus more closely-related to Anthocharis, and also that several species belong to the new genus Iberochloe.Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The tree is based on the phylogenetic analysis of Back et al. (2008), with the positions of certain taxa not examined by those authors hypothesized on the basis of prior classifications.References
Ackery PR, Smith CR, and Vane-Wright RI eds. 1995. Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Back, W., Knebelsberger, T. & Miller, M. A. 2008 Molekularbiologisch Untersuchungen und Systematik der palaearktischen Arten von Euchloe Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 118, 151-169, 71 figs.
Layberry RA, Hall PW, and LaFontaine JD. 1998. The butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto.
Tuzov VK, Bogdanov PV, Devyatkin AL, Kaabak LV, Korolev VA, Murzin VS, Samodurov GD, and Tarasov EA. 1997. Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Pensoft, Sofia.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Lepidoptera:Pieridae: Euchloe ausonia |
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| Location | Castel d’Aiano, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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© 2005 Cesare Brizio
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| Scientific Name | Euchloe crameri |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Euchloe crameri 2 |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 Xosé Rodriguez |
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