Julia Orangetip

Anthocharis julia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae

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Julia Orangetip
Photo: jrcagle, CC BY

It lives in forested riparian zones, canyon foothills and washes, often in oak woodland. Caterpillars eat rock cress (Arabis) species, while adults sip nectar from thistles, fiddleneck, brodiaeas and other host flowers.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It inhabits forested riparian areas, canyon foothills and washes, usually within oak woodland.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Caterpillars feed on rock cress (Arabis) species. Adults feed on flower nectar from thistles, fiddleneck, brodiaeas and other host plants.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, California, Utah.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Julia Orangetip photo 3
Photo: Koji Shiraiwa, CC BY
Julia Orangetip photo 4
Photo: Jeffrey Lee (he/him/his), CC BY
Julia Orangetip photo 5
Photo: Koji Shiraiwa, CC BY
Julia Orangetip photo 6
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY

Same family (Pieridae)

Small WhiteSmall WhitePieris rapaeGreen-veined WhiteGreen-veined WhitePieris napiOrange SulphurOrange SulphurColias eurythemeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon BrimstoneCommon BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniLarge WhiteLarge WhitePieris brassicaeDamages trees, gardens or cropsCloudless SulphurCloudless SulphurPhoebis sennae

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocharis_julia

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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