Anthocharis cardamines
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The Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) is a small European butterfly with distinctive orange-colored wing tips on males that helps distinguish it from other similar species. It's commonly observed in spring and early summer in meadows and woodlands, making it a familiar and easily spotted indicator of seasonal change in the European countryside.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyPieridae
Flügelunterseite eines Weibchens Flügelunterseite eines Männchens Kopfdetail eines Männchens Der Aurorafalter (Anthocharis cardamines) ist ein Schmetterling (Tagfalter) aus der Familie der Weißlinge (Pieridae). Der Artenname leitet sich von den Pflanzenarten der Gattung Cardamine (Schaumkräuter) ab, deren Blätter eine Nahrung der Raupen darstellen.
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- Anthocharis
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Article
Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines' common name.
Males and females of this species occupy different habitats: males mostly frequent the edges of forests whereas females frequent meadows. A. cardamines feeds on most plants found within its habitat but the females selectively oviposit on young inflorescence of crucifers.