Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Olympia Marble ( Euchloe olympia )

Luskville, QC 2014/05/20

Olympia Marble ( Euchloe olympia )

Mating Pair - White Lake, ON 2017/05/12

Olympia Marble ( Euchloe olympia )

Calabogie, ON 2018/05/16

Olympia Marble ( Euchloe olympia )

Raymonds Corners, ON 2011/05/24

Member of Family: Pieridae

French common name: Olympe

A bit of a rarity in Ontario, the Olympia Marble is also ephemeral. It only flies very briefly in the spring, in areas where its larval food plant grows ( Purple Rock Cress - in upper left image ).

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit: The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For more info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada ( en français )