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Pacific Orange Tip Butterfly

Anthocharis sara

Photo by Jellis
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Medium size butterfly, white with orange tipped forewings and black edge of the orange. Under wings are mix of green and white.
Constant moving in a territory. This one would try different flowers but preferred thistle.

Habitat:

Spotted this one on a hill which was partly rocky.

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