Anthocharini
Encyclopedia
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:
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
and subfamily Pierinae
Pierinae
The Pierinae are a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the Whites...
; 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 OrangetipCatalina OrangetipThe Catalina Orangetip , is a subspecies of the butterfly Desert Orangetip that is found only on Santa Catalina Island. Very little is known about them except for the fact that they tend to be found on isolated ridgetops....
(Anthocharis cethura catalina) - Desert OrangetipDesert OrangetipThe Desert Orangetip, Anthocharis cethura cethura, is a butterfly of the Pierinae subfamily. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it lives in hills and ridges. Its caterpillars mostly eat plants of the mustard family....
(Anthocharis cethura cethura) - Eastern Dappled WhiteEastern Dappled WhiteThe Eastern Dappled White is a southern Europe and Eurasian butterfly found mostly to the south and east of its almost indistinguishable relative the Western Dappled White....
(Euchloe ausonia) - Eastern Greenish Black-tip (Euchloe penia)
- Eastern Orange TipEastern Orange TipThe Eastern Orange Tip , is a butterfly in the Pierinae subfamily, found in southern Europe and into Asia Minor....
(Anthocharis damone) - Falcate OrangetipFalcate OrangetipThe Falcate Orangetip is a North American butterfly that was described in 1809 by Jacob Hübner. It belongs to the family Pieridae which is the white and sulphurs. These butterflies are mostly seen on the eastern side of the United States, particularly in Texas and Oklahoma. They eat the nectar...
(Anthocharis midea) - Gray MarbleGray MarbleThe Gray Marble is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is the west coast of USA and Canada....
(Anthocharis lanceolata) - Green-striped WhiteGreen-striped WhiteThe Green-striped White , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is northern Africa and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal.-Subspecies:*Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild 1913...
(Euchloe belemia), and several subspecies - Greenish Black-tipGreenish Black-tipThe Greenish Black-tip , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is mainly in northern Africa, the Middle-East and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain....
(Euchloe charlonia) - Grüner's Orange TipGrüner's Orange TipGrüner's Orange Tip is a butterfly found mainly in Turkey, Transcaucasian Mountains, Asia Minor and the Armenian highlands.-Subspecies:*Anthocharis gruneri armeniaca*Anthocharis gruneri macedonica*Anthocharis gruneri parnassi...
(Anthocharis gruneri), and several subspecies - Mexican OrangetipMexican OrangetipThe Mexican Orangetip, Anthocharis limonea, is a butterfly of the Pierinae subfamily mostly found in Mexico and the Southwestern United States....
(Anthocharis limonea) - Morocco Orange TipMorocco Orange TipThe Moroccan Orange Tip, Anthocharis belia, is in the Pieridae family of butterflies. It range is mostly Northwestern Africa – specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – but is it also found in southern Europe . The length of the forewings is...
(Anthocharis belia) - Olympia MarbleOlympia MarbleThe Olympia Marble , is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is southern Canada and the midwest, down into the southwestern USA....
(Euchloe olympia) - Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), and many subspecies, including A. c. phoenissaAnthocharis cardamines phoenissaAnthocharis cardamines phoenissa is a subspecies of Orange Tip butterfly found mostly in the Middle East....
- Portuguese Dappled WhitePortuguese Dappled WhiteThe Portuguese Dappled White is in the Pieridae family of butterflies.It ranges through Southern Europe where it is found from Portugal to Northwestern Italy and Northern Africa ....
(Euchloe tagis), and many subspecies, including E. t. tagis, E. t. castellana, E. t. bellezina, E. t. reisseri and others. - Provence Orange TipProvence Orange TipThe Provence Orange Tip , has a similar range as the Morocco Orange Tip but tends to rove a little further north. Its caterpillars use Biscutella as their food source....
(Anthocharis euphenoides) - Sara's OrangetipSara's OrangetipSara Orangetip or Pacific Orangetip is a butterfly which ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico....
(Anthocharis sara), and several subspecies - Sooty Orange TipSooty Orange TipThe Sooty Orange Tip is an old world Pieridae butterfly that has a range that extends through southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle-East. Global warming currently seems to be extending its range to the north....
(Zegris eupheme) - Southern Rocky Mountain OrangetipSouthern Rocky Mountain OrangetipThe Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip , is a butterfly found in the southern Rocky Mountains on the eastern side of the range.Their caterpillars feed on Rock Cress species....
(Anthocharis julia) - Southwestern OrangetipSouthwestern OrangetipThe Southwestern Orangetip is a butterfly which has a range of mainly the USA Rocky Mountains down into Mexico....
(Anthocharis thoosa) - Stella OrangetipStella OrangetipThe Stella Orangetip is found mainly in the Rocky Mountains in the USA where its caterpillar feeds on different kinds of Rock Cress. It has several subspecies.-External links:* , Butterflies of Canada...
(Anthocharis stella) - Yellow tipYellow tipThe Yellow tip , is a butterfly the Pierinae family whose range is most of Eastern Asia where it is commonplace. Occasionally it is found in Japan....
(Anthocharis scolymus)