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Orangetip Angled-Sulphur
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Orangetip Angled-Sulphur

Anteos menippe

Anteos menippe, the orange-tipped angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Mexico to South America.

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Description

Anteos menippe can reach a wingspan of 80–90 mm (3.1–3.5 in). In these fairly large butterflies the upperside of the males is pale yellow with pale orange (sometimes pink orange) large markings on the pointed forewing tips (as the common name suggests), with two dark brown spots and a dark brown border. Both sexes have a cryptic pale yellow to pale green leaf-like underside, with a pink disc dot on the front and rear wings. The females have two forms, one similar to the male and the other white, with black markings on the forewing edges. The underwings have several odd shaped orange markings.

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Range & habitat

This species is present from Mexico to South America. These butterflies can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Panama. They prefer lowland areas and riverbanks.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 470663.