Anthocharis julia
| Southern Rocky Mountain orangetip | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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, also known as the Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip, is a type of butterfly found in the southern Rocky Mountains on the eastern side of the range. Their caterpillars feed on rock cress (Arabis) species.[2][3] Adults feed on flower nectar from host plants as well as thistles, fiddleneck, and brodiaeas. Its habitats include forested riparian areas, canyons among foothills, and washes, usually in oak woodland.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b NatureServe. "Anthocharis julia". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "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.
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