Anthocharis julia
Southern Rocky Mountain orangetip | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Anthocharis |
Species: | A. julia
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Binomial name | |
Anthocharis julia (W.H. Edwards, 1872)
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Anthocharis julia, the 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 (Arabis) species.[1][2] Adults feed on flower nectar from host plants as well as thistles, fiddleneck, and brodiaeas. Its habitats include foothill canyons and washes, usually in oak woodland, as well as forested riparian areas.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip Anthocharis julia W.H. Edwards, 1872 | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Stout, Todd L. (2018-04-09). "A review of three species-level taxa of the Anthocharis sara complex (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae: Anthocharidini)". Insecta Mundi.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
Categories:
- Anthocharis
- Fauna of the Rocky Mountains
- Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies described in 1872
- Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
- Pieridae stubs