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This species is fairly widespread in mountainous
areas of Morocco and southern Tunisia but always local. We found it on
the very edge of the desert in Tunisia on the borders of the great salt
lakes, or Chotts. Here oases can be found where trickles of water emerge
from the hills and seep into the extremely salty lakes. These are below
sea level but the sun is so strong that the water evaporates leaving
salt to crystallise into "salt-bergs" that float and grow in
the water. Away from the oases the soils are sand entrained in crystals
of salt. These make amazing shapes.
We've also found it fairly commonly around Agadir in Morocco at the
coast and inland in March to over 1500m in the High Atlas mountains in
May. Generally it flies strongly and often stops at flowers for nectar.
It flies with a similar species, Euchloe falloui, Scarce Green
Striped White. See that species for more information. |
