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Anthocharini

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Butterflies and moths

Anthocharini

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Anthocharis, Anthocharis cardamines, Anthocharis scolymus, Anthocharis midea, Anthocharis damone

The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae. This tribe includes many, but not all, of the orangetip butterflies.

Some notable species and subspecies of tribe Anthocharini include:

  • Catalina orangetip (Anthocharis cethura catalina)
  • Desert orangetip (Anthocharis cethura cethura)
  • Eastern dappled white (Euchloe ausonia)
  • Eastern greenish black-tip (Euchloe penia)
  • Eastern orange tip (Anthocharis damone)
  • Falcate orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
  • Gray marble (Anthocharis lanceolata)
  • Green-striped white (Euchloe belemia), and several subspecies
  • Greenish black-tip (Euchloe charlonia)
  • GrĂ¼ner's orange tip (Anthocharis gruneri), and several subspecies
  • Mexican orangetip (Anthocharis limonea)
  • Morocco orange tip (Anthocharis belia)
  • Olympia marble (Euchloe olympia)
  • Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines), and many subspecies, including A. c. phoenissa
  • Portuguese dappled white (Euchloe tagis), and many subspecies, including E. t. tagis, E. t. castellana, E. t. bellezina, E. t. reisseri and others
  • Provence orange tip (Anthocharis euphenoides)
  • Sara's orangetip (Anthocharis sara), and several subspecies
  • Sooty orange tip (Zegris eupheme)
  • Southern Rocky Mountain orangetip (Anthocharis julia)
  • Southwestern orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
  • Stella orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
  • Yellow tip (Anthocharis scolymus)
  • References

    Anthocharini Wikipedia


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