Yellow Tip (Anthocharis scolymus)

Yellow Tip, a reference photo — Photo: コミスジ空港 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Anthocharis scolymus, the yellow tip, is a butterfly in the subfamily Pierinae whose range is Eastern Asia (East China, Korea, Ussuri) where it is commonplace; occasionally it is found in Japan.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Tip 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.

Easily confused with

Anthocharis bambusarum
Anthocharis midea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: Anthocharis scolymus

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