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OverviewAI-generated
Anthocharis cardamines is a species of insect belonging to the family Pieridae within the order Lepidoptera. It is classified under the genus Anthocharis and was described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The scientific name is Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758). Common names for this taxon include orange tip, oranjetipje, gwyn blaen oren, and bělásek řeřichový.
The species has been recorded in Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, and Norway. Its host plants include Cardamine pratensis, Alliaria petiolata, Arabis glabra, and Capsella bursa-pastoris. According to the IUCN Red List, the conservation status of Anthocharis cardamines is Least Concern as of 2025.
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Species
Least ConcernAnthocharis cardamines
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyPieridae
Flügelunterseite eines Weibchens Flügelunterseite eines Männchens Kopfdetail eines Männchens Der Aurorafalter (Anthocharis cardamines) ist ein Schmetterling (Tagfalter) aus der Familie der Weißlinge (Pieridae). Der Artenname leitet sich von den Pflanzenarten der Gattung Cardamine (Schaumkräuter) ab, deren Blätter eine Nahrung der Raupen darstellen.
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 506
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Pieridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM (MPM), UIT
- Recorded in
- Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Norway
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Encyclopedic overview
Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines' common name.
Males and females of this species occupy different habitats: males mostly frequent the edges of forests whereas females frequent meadows. A. cardamines feeds on most plants found within its habitat but the females selectively oviposit on young inflorescence of crucifers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anthocharis cardamines” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.