This time of the year it’s the season of one of my favorite butterflies: the Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines). In many languages (German, Finnish and Swedish to name some) the species is called Aurora Butterfly.
I just want to share some of the shots I recently got from both male and female specimen. Note that, despite of its name, only the male carries the orange tip on its wings.
This year I also wanted to raise caterpillars of this species. In fact, I’ve already collected some eggs last weekend. I’ll drop some tips on how to track down eggs later on in a separate post.
Male Orange Tip
Male of the Orange Tip
Orange Tip, male
Orange Tip, female
Male Orange Tip, wings closed
Orange Tip, female
Orange Tip, female
Orange Tip, male
Orange Tip, male
Orange Tip, female
Male of the Orange Tip
Tis is a special butterfly, some beautiful captures there, Mika, well done.
Best Wishes
Tony Powell