(Staudinger, 1861)
Corsican Dappled White
Description:
The Corsican Dappled White is a species of dry, grassy vegetation, and of dry scrub. The candytuft Iberis pinnata, the Hoary Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana), and mustards (Sinapis spp.) are among the food plants it uses.
It has two broods a year, in early spring and late spring, but as the second brood is only partial, only small numbers of butterflies can be seen in May and June.
It hibernates as a chrysalis.
Habitat:
Alpine grasslands
Dry siliceous grasslands
Dry calcareous grasslands
Phrygana vegetation
Sclerophyllous scrub
Similar species:
Euchloe simplonia
Euchloe ausonia
Euchloe tagis
Euchloe crameri