Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa

Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species:
Subspecies:
A. c. phoenissa
Trinomial name
Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa
von Kalchberg, 1895

Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa is a subspecies of orange tip butterfly found mostly in the Middle East. "Of local forms we have to mention phoenissa Kalrhh.. from Syria, like ab. turritis, but purer white beneath."

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