Anthocharis belia
| Anthocharis belia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Anthocharis |
| Species: | A. belia |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
The Moroccan Orange Tip, Anthocharis belia, is in the Pieridae family of butterflies.[1] It range is mostly Northwestern Africa – specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – but is it also found in southern Europe (mainly Spain, Portugal and southern France). The length of the forewings is 18–20 millimetres (0.7–0.8 in).
Description in Seitz
A. eupheno L. (synonym of Anthocharis belia) from North Africa , is above very similar to Anthocharis damone but the orange patch is smaller and proximally more strongly edged with dark, the black median spot disappearing in the dark edge of the orange spot; however, the underside of the hindwing lighter yellow and differently marked. The female is without the orange patch, having reddish yellow only in the apical area. — androgyne Leech, from Morocco, differs only in the female in the stronger development of the reddish yellow apical spot. Larva green, with yellow and black dorsal markings, very similar to that of A. euphenoides, on Biscutella (Spuler).[2]
Biology
The larvae feed on Biscutella laevigata and Isybrium officinale in the wild, and have been reared on Alyssum in captivity. In Morocco, subspecies A.b. androgyne (with male-like females) is one of several coexisting Euchloine species (including species of the genera Euchloe, Elphinstonia and Zegris). All of these species have larvae that may be cannibalistic. These species do not segregate by use of different hostplants, but show some separation by use of different habitats. A.belia is most associated with relatively stable environments and ths use of longer-lived hosts
Gallery
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Anthocharis in Seitz A. eupheno L. is a synonym of Anthocharis belia
References
- ↑ "Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ↑ Julius Röber, 1909 Pieridae, pp. 39-74, 374, pls. 17-27. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), Die Groß-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 1. Band. Die palaearctischen Tagfalter. – Stuttgart, Fritz Lehmann.