orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) Anthocharis cardamines
Date 29 April 2007
Author Svdmolen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Svdmolen
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthocharis_cardamines-04_(xndr).jpg
The orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The orange tip is found across Europe, and eastwards into temperate Asia as far as Japan. The common name derives from the bright orange tips of the male's forewings. The female lacks the orange and is often mistaken for one of the other 'white' butterflies.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Tribe: Anthocharini
Genus: Anthocharis
Species: Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
