Olympia Marble

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Euchloe olympia

Olympia Marble, a reference photo
Photo: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - USGS · Public domain

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. It has one flight, and males patrol on hilltops for females. E. olympia is closely related to other Nearctic Euchloe spp., including E. guaymasensis.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Olympia Marble being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pieridae
Genus
Euchloe
Species
Euchloe olympia

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