Anthocharis belia

Anthocharis belia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Anthocharis
Species:	A. belia
Binomial name
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)

The Moroccan Orange Tip, Anthocharis belia, is in the Pieridae family of butterflies.^[1] It range is mostly Northwestern Africa – specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – but is it also found in southern Europe (mainly Spain, Portugal and southern France).^{[citation needed]} The length of the forewings is 18–20 millimetres (0.7–0.8 in).^{[citation needed]} The larvae feed on Biscutella laevigata and Isybrium officinale in the wild, and have been reared on Alyssum in captivity.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/AnthoBelia.htm. Retrieved September 23, 2011. 

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