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Orange tip

Anthocharis cardamines

Synonyms: Аврора

Order Lepidoptera. Family Pieridae.

Orange tip — Photographs 1
Orange tip.
Photo: Sarefo / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species.

Traits

Wingspan
35–45 mm
Flight period
April–June
Host plants
bittercress, garlic mustard
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Orange tip — Photographs 2
Orange tip. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Adalbert Seitz / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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