Anthocharini

Anthocharini
Anthocharis cardamines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Anthocharini
J.W. Tutt, 1896
Genera[1]

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.[2]

Some notable species and subspecies of Tribe Anthocharini include:

References

  1. Pierinae, funet.fi
  2. Anthocharidini , Tree of Life
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