Orange Tip (female) - Aurore by GiMi53

Photography • Insects • posted on Apr 20, 2012

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Description

The Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. So named because of the male's bright orange tips to his forewings. The males (see my previous upload) are a common sight in spring flying along hedgerows and damp meadows (I captured this one in Torgny – South Belgium on April 1st, 2012) in search of the more reclusive female which lacks the orange and is often mistaken for one of the other 'White' butterflies. The undersides are mottled green and white and create a superb camouflage when settled on flowerheads. L’Aurore (Anthocharis cardamines) est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Pieridae. Ce piéridé présente un dimorphisme sexuel très marqué: l'apex des ailes antérieures du mâle (voir ma photo précédente) est orange bordé d'une petite bande noire alors que la femelle est blanche avec cette même bande à l'apex. Le revers des ailes postérieures est marqué de vert. L'Aurore se retrouve dans tous les milieux fleuris, prairies, lisières de bois, talus herbeux, bernes des routes jusqu'à 1800 mètres d'altitude. L'Aurore se nomme Aurorafalter en allemand, oranjetipje en néerlandais, mariposa aurora ou mariposa musgosa en espagnol et Zorzynek rzeżuchowiec en polonais. Thank you for your comments on my previous upload :

"Orange Tip – Aurore (mâle)"

Comments (13)

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Richardphotos

10:12AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

very beautiful butterfly and macro

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pat40

12:03PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

So lovely.

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jayfar

1:05PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

This is a beautiful capture.

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Juliette.Gribnau

1:28PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

superb capture

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PatGoltz

2:20PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

A gorgeous butterfly, like an angel! God's creatures are breathtaking. Not everyone can go see for themselves. It is a charge on us that we bring God's beauty to them. Thank you!

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