Orange Tip Butterfly

Anthocharis cardamines

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For identification of butterflies, both the top and side views are shown.

The Orange Tip butterfly appears early in the spring so it's good that it has a furry body to keep it warm.

The male has orange tips with a black edge to his white forewings and mottled underside rear wings.

The female Orange Tip butterfly has white upper wings with black markings and no orange tips.

Both male and female have yellow and greenish-black mottled markings on their underside rear wings.

The courtship waltz