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  2. Gonepteryx cleopatra
Gonepteryx cleopatra(Linnaeus, 1767)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Coliadinae
  3. Coliadini
  4. Gonepterygina
  5. Gonepteryx
  6.  cleopatra
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TL: Algeria, Barbaria   (3000 m.)

Habitat

  • Scrub
  • Warm deciduous forests

Similar species

  • Catopsilia florella
  • Gonepteryx farinosa
  • Gonepteryx rhamni
MU

55-72 mm

FU

60-74 mm

MD
FD
  • France
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCleòpatra
    DeutschKleopatrafalter
    EnglishCleopatra
    EspañolCleopatra
    FrançaisCitron de Provence
    HrvatskiKleopatra
    MagyarKleopátralepke
    PolskiLatolistek Kleopatra
    ShqipKleopatra
    SlovenščinaKleopatra
    SvenskaSydlig citronfjäril
    TürkçeKleopatra
    ΕλληνικάΜεσογειακή κίτρινη πιερίδα
    РусскийКлеопатра
    ייִדישלימונית אשחר
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RhamnaceaeRhamnus alaternusItalian Buckthorn
    RhamnaceaeRhamnus californicaCalifornia coffeeberry
    RhamnaceaeRhamnus lycioidesBlack hawthorn
    RhamnaceaeRhamnus myrtifolia
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio cleopatraLinnaeus, 1767
    Gonepteryx europaeaVérity, 1913
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Philippe MothironFrance

Adult, underside.

Maciej MatrajFrance, Fabrègues

Adult, underside.

Clive BurrowsFrance, Alps

Adult, underside.

Irfan DemirelTurkey, İzmir

Adult, underside.

Bea BauerGreece, Ermones

Female, underside.

Silvio SorciniItaly, Perugia

Larva.

Ignazio UsbergoItaly, San Pasquale

Pupa.

Ettore BalocchiPortugal, Lisboa

Summer pupa.

Ettore BalocchiPortugal, Lisboa
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