Anthocharis sara

Sara orangetip
Wenatchee National Forest
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species:
A. sara
Binomial name
Anthocharis sara
(Lucas, 1852)
Subspecies
  • Sara orangetip (A. s. sara)
  • Flora orangetip (A. s. flora)
  • Alaskan orangetip (A. s. alaskensis)
  • Gunder's orangetip (A. s. gunderi)

Anthocharis sara, the Sara Orangetip is one of three species in the Sara Orangetip complex. It is a California endemic butterfly with populations extending from Baja California into extreme southwest Oregon. The common name, Pacific Orangetip, is obsolete since its implied distribution includes two separate species.

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