Habitat
- Rocky slopes
- Scrub on rocky slopes
Similar species
32-36 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishEastern Greenish Black-tip 
FrançaisPiéride soufrée des steppes 
PolskiBiaławiec penja 
ShqipVerdhoshja e vogël 
TürkçeDođu Elfinstonyasý 
ΕλληνικάΠιερίδα των πετρών 
ייִדישלבנין חורן
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Brassicaceae Matthiola fruticulosa Brassicaceae Matthiola tessela
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Pontia penia Freyer, 1851
- Subspecies
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Species Author Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia penia (Freyer, 1851) Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia taleschicus Back & Leestmans, 2001 Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia thessalica (Mezger, 1936)
- Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia is a member of the clade Euchloe charlonia:
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Species Author Euchloe (Elphinstonia) bazae Fabiano, 1993 Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia (Donzel, 1842) Euchloe (Elphinstonia) lucilla Butler, 1886 Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia (Freyer, 1851) Euchloe (Elphinstonia) transcaspica (Staudinger, 1892)
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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