Euchloe olympia
Dangers To Olympia Marble
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Euchloe |
| Species: | E. olympia |
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| Euchloe olympia (W.H. Edwards, 1871) | |
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Euchloe olympia, the Olympia marble, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is southern Canada and the midwest, down into the southwestern United States.[1] E.Olympia is related to E.Guaymasensis but has a distinctive phenotype and genotype. [2]
References
- "BMNA Species Detail Olympia Marble". Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- Back, W., Miller, M. A., & Opler, P. A. (2011). Genetic, phenetic, and distributional relationships of nearctic Euchloe (Pieridae, Pierinae, Anthocharidini). The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(1), 1-14.
The Olympia Marble has been classified globally as G5/G4, meaning that globally it is a relatively stable species. The United States has not placed it under any watch as a country. However, it is in danger due to Gypsy Moth chemical control.
Euchloe Olympia exhibits individualistic behavior in many aspects. Such as its phenotype and genotype but also its feeding and mating behavior.
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