Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Pierinae
Tribus: Anthocharini
Genus: Euchloe
Subgenera: E. (Elphinstonia) – E. (Euchloe)

Species incertae sedis: E. aegyptiaca – E. falloui – E. guaymasensis – E. hyantis – E. lotta – E. olympia
Name

Euchloe Hübner, 1819
References

Back, W. 2001. Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart von Euchloe tagis Hübner, 1804: Euchloe tagis piemonti subspec. nov. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Atalanta 32(1/2): 99–102.
Back, W., Knebelsberger, T. & Miller, M.A. 2008. Molekularbiologische Untersuchungen und Systematik der paläarktischen Arten von Euchloe Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 118(4): 151–169. Reference page.
Dubatolov, V.V. & Kosterin, O.E. 1994. New subspecies of the species group Euchloe (ausonia Hubner) from the highlands of Dzhungarian Alatau (East Kazakhstan). Atalanta 25(3–4): 513–520. Full article.
Hübner, 1819. Verz. bekannter Schmett. 6: 90.
Leestmans, R. & Back, W. 1992. A new subspecies of Euchloe lessei Bernardi (1957) from western Iran: zagrosicus ssp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Linneana Belgica XIII 8: 447–459.
Mark, H.G., ten Hagen, W. & Back, W. 2008. A new subspecies of Euchloe (Elphinstonia) ziayani (Leestmans & Back, 2001) in Central Iran: karkasica ssp. n. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 59(1–2): 1–8.
Opler, P.A. 1968. Studies on nearctic Euchloe. Part 5. Distribution. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 7(2): 65–86.
Opler, P.A. 1969 (1970). Studies on nearctic Euchloe. Part 6. Systematic of adults. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 8(4): 153–168.
Opler, P.A. 1974. Studies on nearctic Euchloe. Part 7. Comparative life histories, hosts, and the morphology of immature stages. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 13(1): 1–20.
Opler, P.A. 1987. A new Euchloe (Pieridae) from northwestern Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 40(3): 188–190.

Euchloe tagis, the Portuguese dappled white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.

It ranges through southern Europe where it is found from Portugal to northwestern Italy and northern Africa (there are local populations in Morocco and Algeria).

The imago has a black apical patch spotted with white on the forewing upperside, and a black discoid macula. The underside of the hind wings is gray-green, studded with white spots of variable extent.

This species is found in local, discrete populations limited to fairly small areas of suitable habitat which is invariably made of calcareous outcrops with Mediterranean scrubland where the food plants, crucifers of the genus Iberis are found.

The species flies from February to June, in a single generation. It winters at the chrysalis stage