Moroccan orange tip | |
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female A. b. belia, Tunisia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Anthocharis |
Species: | A. belia
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Binomial name | |
Anthocharis belia |
Anthocharis belia, the Moroccan orange tip, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.[2] It is found in northwestern Africa (specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). The length of the forewings is 18–20 millimetres (0.7–0.8 in).[citation needed]