Systematics and Subspecies
The three species Euchloe ausonia, Euchloe crameri and Euchloe simplona are closely related. Many authors refer to these species as the Euchloe ausonia-complex, -superspecies or -speciesgroup. Sometimes Euchloe naina is also added to this group, but the placement of this species as a subspecies of Euchloe simplonia or valid species is disputed by others. Because of these taxonomic problems, the number of subspecies is not cenrtain. The following subspecies are listed:
- Euchloe ausonia maxima (Crimea)
- Euchloe ausonia graeca (Greece, southern Siberia)
- Euchloe ausonia pulverata (Tien Shan)
- Euchloe ausonia volgensis (southern Russia)
- Euchloe ausonia melisande (Jordan)
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