Anthocharis euphenoides Provence Orange-Tip butterfly

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Family Pieridae. First named by Staudinger in 1869

Colour: A sexually dimorphic species. Male topside (recto) wings are yellowish white with bright orange wing tips. This orange patch has an inner black dash merging into black line, hind-wing yellowish with pale grey lattice patterns. The female topside (verso) forewings are white with a greyish dashed tip overlaid with pale orange and distinct black dash. The hind-wing is white with pale grey markings. The underside (verso) forewings are similar to topside but hind-wings verso have mottled green bars.

Size: Wingspan 30-40 mm

Comments & Applications:  A southern European species distributed in France from the eastern Pyrenees to the Alpes-Maritimes into Italy. Absent from Britain. A stunning and beautiful butterfly seldom offered for sale.

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Format: Supplied Papered unmounted, requires relaxing and setting

Further information: Wikipedia