Grüner's Orange-tip (Anthocharis gruneri)
Photo © Albert Vliegenthart
| Family | Pieridae |
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| Subfamily | Pierinae |
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| Genus | Anthocharis |
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| Species | gruneri |
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| Authority | Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 |
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| English Name | Grüner's Orange-tip |
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| European Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2010 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| European Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| EU 27 Red List 2025 | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Bern Convention | |
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| CITES | |
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Description
Gruner’s Orange-tip lives on dry, open grasslands, on rocky, often calcareous slopes, scrub and
clearings in dry woodland. The eggs are laid on Aethionema species, including Burnt Candytuft
(A. saxatile) and A. orbiculatum, the caterpillars eating both the leaves and ripening seeds. It is
single-brooded and the pupa hibernates.
Distribution
Albania / Bulgaria / Greece / Greece: Mainland / North Macedonia / Serbia / Serbia: Serbia /
Larval Foodplants
| # | Order | Family | Genus | Species | Vernacular Name | Link | | 1 | Brassicales | Brassicaceae | Aethionema | saxatile | | |
