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Anthocharis thoosa

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Southwestern orangetip
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species:
A. thoosa
Binomial name
Anthocharis thoosa
(Scudder, 1878)
Synonyms

Synchloe thoosa Scudder, 1878
Anthocharis sara thoosa (Scudder, 1878)

Anthocharis thoosa, the southwestern orangetip, is a butterfly which has a range mainly from the American Rocky Mountains down into Mexico. It is a member of the Anthocharis sara complex.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Stout, Todd (2018-01-01). "A review of three species-level taxa of the Anthocharis sara complex (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae: Anthocharidini)". Insecta Mundi.