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 21, 2014
Submitted by: Steven Daniel
Region: Jefferson County, New York, United States
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Verified date: May 27, 2014
Observation date: Apr 06, 2014
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Rooks County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Apr 22, 2014
Observation date: Apr 09, 2014
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Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Apr 09, 2014
Observation date: Mar 03, 2014
Submitted by: RobinRR
Region: Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Mar 27, 2014
Observation date: Jun 02, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 03, 2013
Observation date: Jun 02, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 03, 2013
Observation date: May 08, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: May 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 28, 2006
Submitted by: cheins
Region: Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 28, 2012
Observation date: May 10, 2012
Submitted by: Dave Kinney
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: May 15, 2012
Observation date: Mar 18, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 29, 2012
Observation date: Mar 24, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Mason County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 25, 2012
Observation date: Apr 23, 2010
Submitted by: Jim Brighton
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Jan 16, 2012
Observation date: May 11, 2011
Submitted by: Doug Taron
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: RaisingButterfl... (Todd Stout)
Region: United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2011
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Submitted by: RaisingButterfl... (Todd Stout)
Region: United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 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: Jun 08, 1995
Submitted by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Region: Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 11, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ)
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 15, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 29, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Schipper, Russ)
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 28, 1999
Submitted by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Region: Clare County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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