Anthocharis limonea

Mexican Orangetip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: A. limonea
Binomial name
Anthocharis limonea

The Mexican Orangetip, Anthocharis limonea, is a butterfly of the Pierinae subfamily mostly found in Mexico and the Southwestern United States.


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