Butterflies of Bulgaria - Euchloe penia

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Euchloe penia (Freyer, [1851])
Name in Tolman & Lewington (1997): Elphinstonia penia

Range: S Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Near East.

Distribution in Bulgaria: For the first time I caught one male (pictured on the left) on 18.4.1993 in S Pirin on the rocky marble slopes between the villages Paril and Nova Lovtcha, at 700-800 m a.s.l. (Kolev 1994b). Later that year, based on precise locality data provided by myself, more specimens were collected by I. Stoytchev and S. Abadjiev. No other localities are known from Bulgaria nor has the species been found in its only locality after 1994, when I collected several specimens at altitude of 800-900 m. In early July 2003 I searched for this species in the same habitat, but did not find it. Information about the occurrence of this species on "Paril Col" [Parilski Prohod saddle between Alibotush and S Pirin] (Abadjiev 1993) is incorrect: the specimens in questions have been collected in the site discovered by myself.

Habitat: South-facing rocky marble slopes with sparse bushes.

Bionomics: According to my data there are two generations in April and June-July. Larval host-plant: Matthiola fruticulosa (Brassicaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997).

Conservation status: Very rare and with very limited distribution in Bulgaria, urgently needs further research. IUCN category: Vulnerable. Its inclusion in the Red Data Book of Bulgaria is herewith recommended.

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	Range: S Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Near East. Distribution in Bulgaria: For the first time I caught one male (pictured on the left) on 18.4.1993 in S Pirin on the rocky marble slopes between the villages Paril and Nova Lovtcha, at 700-800 m a.s.l. (Kolev 1994b). Later that year, based on precise locality data provided by myself, more specimens were collected by I. Stoytchev and S. Abadjiev. No other localities are known from Bulgaria nor has the species been found in its only locality after 1994, when I collected several specimens at altitude of 800-900 m. In early July 2003 I searched for this species in the same habitat, but did not find it. Information about the occurrence of this species on "Paril Col" [Parilski Prohod saddle between Alibotush and S Pirin] (Abadjiev 1993) is incorrect: the specimens in questions have been collected in the site discovered by myself. Habitat: South-facing rocky marble slopes with sparse bushes. Bionomics: According to my data there are two generations in April and June-July. Larval host-plant: Matthiola fruticulosa (Brassicaceae) (Tolman & Lewington 1997). Conservation status: Very rare and with very limited distribution in Bulgaria, urgently needs further research. IUCN category: Vulnerable. Its inclusion in the Red Data Book of Bulgaria is herewith recommended.

Euchloe penia (Freyer, [1851])