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Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines

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Field Notes

Description:

Wing tips are orange but can appear yellow in certain lighting conditions, as in P6.

Habitat:

Settled on nettles at side of footpath in mixed woodland.

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Comments (3)
Jopy
I love these butterflies, but it's impossible to catch them, hardly took one photo of female but they are not so nice colored as males...you took very nice photo :)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks Marta, we spend several days trying to photograph these, they almost never stop flying but patience paid off.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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European Butterflies and Moths
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedMay 14, 2014

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