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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 12, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1971)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Apr 08, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Iron County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1987)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Apr 19, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Hickory County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1987)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Apr 19, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Henry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1987)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Apr 28, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Grothe, Roman 1979)
Verified date: Mar 12, 2007
Observation date: Apr 12, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Dallas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1988)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Jan 01, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stephens, Larissa)
Region: Clay County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1992)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Apr 20, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cedar County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1988)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Apr 12, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1988)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Apr 09, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Carter County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1987)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Apr 19, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Camden County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1987)
Verified date: Mar 09, 2007
Observation date: Apr 29, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Benton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1990)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: Apr 20, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bates County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R. 1988)
Verified date: Feb 21, 2007
Observation date: Mar 22, 2002
Submitted by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Region: Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Feb 19, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Keith Langdon)
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
Observation date: Apr 15, 2002
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Don Simons)
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Harding County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Lampasas County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lawrence County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Fall River County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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