Pieridae
77a0450 –
4200.1 Euchloe ochracea
(Trybom, 1877)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Brassicaceae. Host genera: Descurainia Sisymbrium. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
ochracea (Trybom, 1877) (Anthocharis) extralim. - MONA 1983: [NEW]ssp. a. kamchatkensis Back, 2008 (Euchloe) ausonia of authors; (not Hübner, [1804]) (Papilio) misappl. jakutia of authors; not Back, 1991 (Euchloe) misappl. naina of authors; not Kozhantschikov, 1923 (Euchloe) misappl. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Euchloe ochracea (Trybom, 1877) was first reported in North America from the Yukon in Kondla & Pelham (1995) as Euchloe naina. This population is now regarded as E. o. kamchatkensis Back, 2008 in Back (2013). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Back, W., 2013. Verbreitung von Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804), Euchloe daphalis (Moore, 1865) und Euchloe persica Verity, 1908 stat. nov. im Iran (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Atalanta , 44: 109-117.
- Back, W., Knebelsberger, T. & Miller, M. A., 2008. Molekularbiologische Untersuchungen und Systematik der Palaearktischen Arten von Euchloe Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 118: 151-169.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Kondla, N.G., & J.P. Pelham, 1995. First record of the butterfly Euchloe naina (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from North America. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 109(2): 259.
- Pelham, J.P., 2022. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. website [revised 2 February 2022]
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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