Desert Orangetip

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Anthocharis cethura

Desert Orangetip, a reference photo
Photo: Stickpen · Public domain

Anthocharis cethura, the desert orangetip or Felder's orangetip, is a species of butterfly in the subfamily Pierinae. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it lives on hills and ridges in rocky desert habitat.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Desert Orangetip being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Pieridae
Species
Anthocharis cethura

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