Anthocharis
Anthocharis is a genus of the butterfly tribe Anthocharini, in the Pieridae 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 called glucosinolates.
Species
Species and subspecies belonging to the Anthocharis genus include:[1][2]
- Anthocharis bambusarum (Oberthür)
- Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767) – Morocco Orange Tip
- Anthocharis bieti (Oberthür, 1884)
- Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758) – Orange Tip
- Anthocharis carolinae Back, 2006
- Anthocharis cethura (C. & R. Felder, 1865) – Desert Orangetip
- Anthocharis cethura cethura – Desert Orangetip
- Anthocharis cethura bajacalifornica J.F. Emmel, T.C. Emmel & Mattoon, 1998
- Anthocharis cethura catalina (Meadows, 1937) – Catalina Orangetip
- Anthocharis cethura pima W.H. Edwards, 1888
- Anthocharis damone (Boisduval, 1836) – Eastern Orange Tip
- Anthocharis euphenoides (Staudinger, 1869) – Provence Orange Tip
- Anthocharis gruneri (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) – Grüner's Orange Tip
- Anthocharis julia (Edwards, 1872) – Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip
- Anthocharis lanceolata (Lucas, 1852) – Gray Marble
- Anthocharis lanceolata australis (Grinnell, 1908)
- Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbus J.F. Emmel, T.C. Emmel & Mattoon, 1998
- Anthocharis limonea (Butler, 1871) – Mexican Orangetip
- Anthocharis midea (Hübner, 1809) – Falcate Orangetip
- Anthocharis midea texas Gatrelle, 1998
- Anthocharis monastiriensis Soures, 1998
- Anthocharis sara (Lucas, 1852) – Sara's Orangetip
- Anthocharis scolymus (Butler, 1866) – Yellow Tip
- Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879) – Stella Orangetip
- Anthocharis taipaichana (Verity, 1911)
- Anthocharis thibetana (Oberthür, 1886)
References
- ^ Anthocharis, funet.fi
- ^ Lamas, Gerardo (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part4A Hesperioidea–Papilionoidea. Gainsville, Florida: Scientific Publishers, Inc. p. 107. ISBN 0-945417-28-4.