Species

BackEuchloe eversi Stamm, 1963

Euchloe eversi Stamm, 1963

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Family: Pieridae
LC Least Concern
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
van Swaay, C., Wynhoff, I., Verovnik, R., Wiemers, M., López Munguira, M., Maes, D., Sasic, M., Verstrael, T., Warren, M. & Settele, J.

Reviewer/s:
Lewis, O. (Butterfly RLA) & Cuttelod, A. (IUCN Red List Unit)

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Assessment Rationale:

This species is listed as Least Concern, since it has not been declining by more than 25% in the last ten years and its population size is probably larger than 10,000 adult individuals.

Geographic Range:

Restricted to the Canary Island of Tenerife. Its elevational range is above 2,000 m. This is a European endemic species.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

A local species, restricted to (semi-) natural areas.

Habitat and Ecology

The species occurs in the Canades des Teide at altitudes of 2,000 m and higher. The larval foodplant is Descurainia bourgeana. Detailed habitat descriptions are not available.

Major Threat(s):

Although a rare endemic, this species is not believed to face major threats.

Conservation Actions

More research on the ecological requirements is needed. As far as is known now, no specific conservation actions are needed at a European level. But since it has a restricted global range, its distribution and trend should be monitored closely, for example by a Butterfly Monitoring Scheme.