Early June this year I tried my last attempts in finding caterpillars of the Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia). While I had no luck with this species there was another caterpillar that seemed to appear everywhere. Regardless what the location was, there were always caterpillas of the Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines).
Of course, I must admit that I did like to keep an eye on the suitable food plant. In the previous year the Orange Tip was one of my season’s targets to raise. I guess it’s all about learning how to find caterpillars (or eggs). Once learned, they’ll appear everywhere. I did not take any caterpillars for raising this summer, but I took the chance to get some photos from the wild.
Caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Young caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Young caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Caterpillar of the Orange Tip
Caterpillars of the Orange Tip
