Jokisch's Ground Beetle vs Sara Orangetip

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Jokisch's Ground Beetle Sara Orangetip
Scientific Name Nebria jokischii Anthocharis sara
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Carabidae Pieridae
Size 11-15 mm 30-40 mm wingspan
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Omnivores Nectar Feeders
Regions Central Alps, Austria, Switzerland Western North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Jokisch's Ground Beetle

A high-altitude ground beetle found near permanent snow patches in the Alps. It is adapted to cold, wet conditions on rocky terrain.

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Did You Know?

It completes its entire life cycle in the brief alpine summer of just a few months.

Sara Orangetip

Small white butterfly with vivid orange forewing tips and mottled greenish hindwing undersides. Flies early in spring in western North America.

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Did You Know?

Adults have a single short flight period in spring and are not seen for the rest of the year.