Kingdom Animalia Family Pieridae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Subspecies | Class Insecta Tribe Anthocharini Genus Anthocharis Order Butterflies and moths | |
Similar Anthocharis cethura, Anthocharis, Anthocharis bieti, Butterflies and moths, Pseudopontia paradoxa | ||
Anthocharis cethura catalina, the Catalina orangetip, is a subspecies of the desert orangetip butterfly that is found only on Santa Catalina Island off the California coast of the United States. Very little is known about the subspecies except that they tend to be found on isolated ridgetops.
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