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.
Tis is a special butterfly, some beautiful captures there, Mika, well done.
Best Wishes
Tony Powell