Orange-tip vs Yellow tip
Both belong to the genus Anthocharis, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a orange-tip and a yellow tip?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Anthocharis, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Orange-tip | Yellow tip | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Anthocharis cardamines | Anthocharis scolymus |
| Family | Pieridae | Pieridae |
| Order | Lepidoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | flowers | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest, grassland, human_modified, shrubland, wetland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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