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Falcate Orangetip

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iFalcate Orangetip
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: A. midea
Binomial name
Anthocharis midea
(Hübner, 1809)

The Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. The caterpillars feed on brassicaceae species such as Rock Cress and Winter Cress. Their range is mainly the south Atlantic coast and southeastern USA.

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