Olympia Marble
Euchloe olympia (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Underside of hindwing with sparse marbling leaving much white space; pink tinge at upper margin in living butterlfies.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 inches (3.5 - 5.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol on hilltops for females. Females lay single egg on flower bud of host plant; caterpillars eat flowers and fruits. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight from April-July, early in Texas, later in the north.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various rock cresses (Arabis species) in the mustard family (Brassicaceae).
Adult Food: Flowers of rock cresses, chickweed, phlox, and houstonia.
Habitat: Various open areas including prairies, foothills, lakeshore dunes, shale barrens, meadows, open woodlands.
Range: Southern Canada, central Montana and Colorado, south to central Texas, east through Great Lake states. Isolated populations in Appalachians from Pennsylvania to Tennessee.
Conservation: Protect habitat of isolated populations.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Conserve habitats with host plants and nectar sources.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: May 06, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ross, Stephen)
Region: Mecosta County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 09, 1998
Submitted by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 27, 1996
Submitted by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 27, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Moran, Michael, Steve Mueller)
Region: Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 07, 1998
Submitted by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Region: Missaukee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 26, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Lyons, Rodger H.)
Region: Missaukee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 13, 2011
Submitted by: Moth-er Jean
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 15, 2011
Observation date: Apr 14, 2011
Submitted by: Moth-er Jean
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 15, 2011
Observation date: Apr 10, 2010
Submitted by: aahewetson
Region: Hale County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Feb 15, 2011
Observation date: unknown
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: May 22, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jan Chu and Christian Nunes)
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Aug 02, 2010
Observation date: Apr 19, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jean Obrist)
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jun 28, 2010
Observation date: Apr 24, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey Glassberg)
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Aug 21, 2009
Observation date: Mar 29, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Garza County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 04, 2009
Observation date: Mar 29, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Kent County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 04, 2009
Observation date: Mar 22, 2009
Submitted by: aahewetson (Anthony Hewetson)
Region: Texas, Lynn County, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: May 04, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 21, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson, John M. & Fisher, John)
Region: Noble County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 03, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Magrath, L.)
Region: Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Nelson, John M.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Custer County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
Observation date: Apr 28, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stanford, Ray E.)
Region: Harper County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Stanford, Ray E.)
Verified date: Apr 03, 2009
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