Anthocharis cardamines: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the anthocharis cardamines lives – recorded in 23 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anthocharis cardamines
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	23 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pieridae

Where does the anthocharis cardamines live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the anthocharis cardamines in 23 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the anthocharis cardamines?

The anthocharis cardamines (Anthocharis cardamines) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Pieridae, genus Anthocharis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the anthocharis cardamines

Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines' common name.

Males and females of this species occupy different habitats: males mostly frequent the edges of forests whereas females frequent meadows. A. cardamines feeds on most plants found within its habitat but the females selectively oviposit on young inflorescence of crucifers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anthocharis cardamines (revision 1333773884), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q322180 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).