North American Ecology (US and Canada)
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Resident in central North America (Scott 1986). Habitats are DRY CLEARINGS, FOOTHILL CHAPARRAL, PRAIRIE. Host plants are usually herbaceous with most hosts largely restricted to a few species in one family, CRUCIFERAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as pupae. There are is one flight each year with the approximate flight time APR15-JUN15 in the northern part of the range and APR1-MAY15 in the southern part of their range (Scott 1986).
Conservation Status
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Not of concern.
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Cyclicity
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One yearly generation, with peak adult flight activity from mid May to mid June.
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Distribution
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This is a species of the Great Plains, found in the southern Prairie Provinces south to Texas and east to extreme southern Quebec. There are also isolated populations in the Appalachians (Opler 1999).
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General Description
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There are three superficially similar marble species in the province. The Olympia Marble is unlike other marbles in that the green markings of the underside are quite reduced, with a banded rather than a blotchy appearance. This species is also restricted to prairie grassland habitat.
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Habitat
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Grasslands and badlands of the prairie region.
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Life Cycle
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The mature larva is green, striped with grey and yellow (Layberry et al. 1998).
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Trophic Strategy
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The larval food plants are currently not known in Alberta; elsewhere, flowers and seeds of wild mustards are eaten, such as rock cresses (Arabis spp.) and Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) (Layberry et al. 1999). Nectar sources for adults have not been reported in Canada; in Michigan, Olympia Marbles can be found at the flowers of wild mustards (Brassicaceae), wild strawberry, and lupines (Nielsen 1999).
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Euchloe olympia
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Dangers To Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia, the Olympia marble, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is southern Canada and the midwest, down into the southwestern United States.[1] E.Olympia is related to E.Guaymasensis but has a distinctive phenotype and genotype. [2]
References
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^ "BMNA Species Detail Olympia Marble". Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
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^ Back, W., Miller, M. A., & Opler, P. A. (2011). Genetic, phenetic, and distributional relationships of nearctic Euchloe (Pieridae, Pierinae, Anthocharidini). The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 65(1), 1-14.
The Olympia Marble has been classified globally as G5/G4, meaning that globally it is a relatively stable species. The United States has not placed it under any watch as a country. However, it is in danger due to Gypsy Moth chemical control.
Euchloe Olympia exhibits individualistic behavior in many aspects. Such as its phenotype and genotype but also its feeding and mating behavior.
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Euchloe olympia: Brief Summary
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Dangers To Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia, the Olympia marble, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its range is southern Canada and the midwest, down into the southwestern United States. E.Olympia is related to E.Guaymasensis but has a distinctive phenotype and genotype.
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