Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
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| 20238_female_Alpes-de-Haute-Provence_21May10 | 23982_male_Var_13Apr11 | 23978_female_Var_12Apr11 |
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Common in the early season in England and across Europe. It is single brooded although it may still be on the wing in July at high altitudes. The male is unmistakeable. |
The female, which does not have the orange apical markings, could not really be mistaken for anything else in the UK, but could be confused with the Dappled White (Euchloe crameri) in southern Europe. The female upf apical mark is rather more solid in cardamines than crameri and the shape of the cardamines discoidal mark is usually different and attached to the costa, whereas for crameri it is not.. The unf apical mark is mottled green in crameri. |
| ref | sex |
observations |
alt. m |
| 0482 | M |
a male. it seems that the orange apical area of typical Var cardamines is more extensive than would be normal for UK specimens. The orange extends internally well beyond the black discoidal spot, whereas normally it just reaches it. |
185 |
| 20042 | M |
a male. |
140 |
| 19668 | F |
a female, but the wide apical mark and the very large discoidal spot are rather unusual for cardamines, and made me wonder for a moment whether this could be crameri, but I will opt for cardamines. |
220 |
| 20238 | F |
a female, the discoidal mark being rather more normal than 19668. |
750 |
| 23982 | M | a male underside. | 140 |
| 23978 | F | a female underside, the discoidal spot being larger and rather crescent-shaped similar to 19668. | 20 |
20238_female_Alpes-de-Haute-Provence_21May10
