Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines. Male (top) - female (bottom).
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4569 x 4074 px | 38.7 x 34.5 cm | 15.2 x 13.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1 February 2014Photographer:
PAUL R. STERRYMore information:
Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines. Male (top) - female (bottom). Wingspan 40mm. A familiar spring butterfly, males of which are unmistakable. Adult has rounded wings. Forewing is dark-tipped but male has an adjacent orange patch. Underside of hindwing of both sexes is marbled green and white. Adult flies April–June. Larva is green with whitish counter shading; feeds mainly on Cuckoo-flower. Widespread in southern Britain and Ireland; associated with open woodland, verges, and rural gardens.