Male

Female

Forewing Length: 19-24mm;
Wingspan: 35-45mm;
Proboscis Length: 11-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
May - June (4 - 12 Days)	May - July	July - May	March - June (Earliest: 31.3)

Biotopes:	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Many Brassicaceae
Food: (Adult)	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Several Brassicaceae Nectar	Viola palustris Nectar	Ajuga reptans Nectar
	Lathyrus linifolius Nectar	Oxalis acetosella Nectar
Parasitoids:	Hyposoter ebeninus Larva	Phryxe nemea Larva	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Anthocharis cardamines
UK Butterflies Orange Tip
Nature Spot: Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Anthocharis cardamines
Lepiforum: Anthocharis cardamines

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