''Anthocharis julia'', the southern Rocky Mountain orangetip, is a
butterfly found in the southern
Rocky Mountains on the eastern side of the range. Their
caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
s feed on rock cress (''
Arabis'') species. Adults feed on flower nectar from host plants as well as thistles, fiddleneck, and brodiaeas. Its habitats include foothill canyons and washes, usually in oak woodland, as well as forested riparian areas.
References
Anthocharis
Fauna of the Rocky Mountains
Butterflies of North America
Butterflies described in 1872
Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
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