Eastern Orange Tip

Anthocharis damone

The Eastern Orange Tip (Anthocharis damone), is a butterfly in the Pierinae subfamily, found in southern Europe and into Asia Minor.
Orange tip butterfly Anthocharis damone,Butterfly,Eastern Orange Tip

Distribution

Italy (Sicily, Calabria), Greece, Macedonia, Turkey, Armenia, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, N Iraq, Iran

Food

Larval foodplant: Isatis tinctoria

References:

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http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/AnthDamone.htm
http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Anthocharis_Damone
Status: Unknown
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusAnthocharis
SpeciesA. damone