Fluturat e Shqipërisë
Butterflies of Albania

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Anila Paparisto =

Last update: 05.viii.2023

Anthocharis damone / Eastern Orange Tip
Lindorja majëshenjuar portokalli
Pieridae - Pierinae

Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836 TL: Sicily.

1a. Anthocharis damone, distribution map. Historical data ; Additional data from the 2018 update ; New observations since the 2018 update.
1b. Anthocharis damone ♀ upperside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1c. Anthocharis damone ♂ underside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1d. Anthocharis damone ♂ upperside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1e. Anthocharis damone ♀ underside. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)
1f. Habitat of Anthocharis damone with foodplant, Isatis tinctoria. Greece (© Sylvain Cuvelier)

Description
♂♂
Medium size butterfly. Fw: 19-21 mm.
Ups: bright yellow gc.
Upf: black spot in orange apical area, apex and marginal border grey.
Unf: yellow apical area.
Unh: yellow with greenish-grey markings, resembling those of A. cardamines.
♀♀
Slightly larger.
Ups: whitish gc.
Upf: no orange apical patch.
Unf: yellow apical area.
Unh: yellow with greenish-grey markings, resembling those of A. cardamines.

Similar species

Anthocharis cardamines Size: similar size or slightly larger. Upf: proximal, not dusted orange tip. Uph: ♂ white gc, ♀ white gc. Unf: ♀ black discal spot not reaching costa. Unh: greenish gc. Unh: mosaic of small white spots. Anthocharis gruneri Size: smaller. Upf: proximal, dusted orange tip + costa. Uph: ♂ pale yellowish gc, ♀ white gc. Unf: ♀ bigger discal spot reaching the costa. Unh: greenish gc. Unh: regular white dots.

Life cycle
Adults: single generation from March to May (depending on altitude)
Egg: short stage.
Caterpillar: feeding in spring.
Pupa: overwintering, long pupal stage.

Habitat
Anthocharis damone inhabits open, flowery rocky slopes and embankements up to 1100 m a.s.l.
Spatial requirment moderate, population density can be high, nomadic.

Foodplants
Caterpillars feed on Isatis tinctoria, also mentioned is Aethionema saxatile.
Butterflies feed on a diversity of flowers.

Distribution
Albania: very local in southern Albania (more research needed)
Balkan: AL - BG - BIH - GR - HR - NMK - MNE - RKS - RO - SLO - SRB
Europe: IB - IT* - ALP - BAL - NWE - UK - SCA - EEU
Asia Minor, Middle East, Transcaucasia, Caucasus and further east.

Conservation status
Anthocharis damone is not endangered.
Albanian Red List: NT.
IUCN Red List, category at the Mediterranean level: LC.

Useful links
Pyrgus.de
Lepiforum
Euroleps

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