- Anthocharis
Taxobox
name = "Anthocharis"
image_width = 200px
image_caption = Orange Tip
regnum =Animal ia
divisio =Rhopalocera
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Pieridae
subfamilia =Pierinae
tribus =Anthocharini
genus = "Anthocharis"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Anthocharis" is a genus of the
butterfly tribeAnthocharini , in thePieridae family. These are typically small, white-hued butterflies that have colorful marks just inside the tips of the forewings. The tip colors are usually a red-orange hue, hence the name "Orange Tip". The larvae of these butterfly often consume cruciferous plants containing chemicals calledglucosinolates .Species and sub-species belonging to the "Anthocharis" genus include:*
Orange Tip , "Anthocharis cardamines"
*Catalina Orangetip , "Anthocharis cethura catalina"
*Desert Orangetip , "Anthocharis cethura cethura"
*Eastern Orange Tip , "Anthocharis damone"
*Falcate Orangetip , "Anthocharis midea"
*Grüner's Orange Tip , "Anthocharis gruneri"
*Mexican Orangetip , "Anthocharis limonea"
*Morocco Orange Tip , "Anthocharis belia"
*Provence Orange Tip , "Anthocharis euphenoides"
*Sara's Orangetip , "Anthocharis sara"
*Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip , "Anthocharis julia"
*Southwestern Orangetip , "Anthocharis thoosa"
*Stella Orangetip , "Anthocharis stella stella"
*Utah Stella Orangetip , "Anthocharis stella browningi"
*Yellow Tip , "Anthocharis scolymus"
*Gray Marble , "Anthocharis lanceolata"* "
Anthocharis bambusaram "
* "Anthocharis bieti "
* "Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa "
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