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Also known as the Lemon Yellow butterfly
Euchloe Charlonia lives mainly at lower altitudes, in drier places such as steppes, semi desert, grassland, and along the coastline.
Host plants include members of the mustard family, such as Cress-Rocket (Carrichtera annua), Rocket-Salad (Eruca vesicaria), and Radishes (Raphanus spp.).
The butterfly flies February through October, and its flight is fast and continuous.
This species is considered vulnerable.
Diet: caterpillars feed on Diplotaxis Pendula, Succowia Palearica, Moricandia Arvensis, Eruca Vesicaria, Cleome Arabica, Reseda Villosa, Eryngium Tenue and Diplotaxis Acris.
Avg. wingspan: 3.2 - 3.6 cm / 1.25 - 1.4 "
Family: Pieridae
The single biggest threat to butterfly survival is habitat destruction!!
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