Anthocharini | |
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Anthocharis cardamines | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Subfamily: | Pierinae |
Tribe: |
Anthocharini J.W. Tutt, 1896 |
Genera | |
The tribe Anthocharini is one of the subdivisions of the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes the moths and butterflies. It is a further subdivision of the butterfly family Pieridae and subfamily Pierinae; formerly it was considered a subfamily on its own, Anthocharinae. This tribe includes many, but not all, of the orangetip butterflies.
Some notable species and subspecies of tribe Anthocharini include: