Anthocharis cethura catalina
| Catalina orangetip | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Anthocharini |
| Genus: | Anthocharis |
| Species: | A. cethura |
| Subspecies: | A. c. catalina |
| Trinomial name | |
| Anthocharis cethura catalina (Meadows, 1937) | |
Anthocharis cethura catalina, the Catalina orangetip, is a subspecies of the desert orangetip butterfly that is found only on Santa Catalina Island off the California coast of the United States. Very little is known about the subspecies except that they tend to be found on isolated ridgetops.
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