Orange Tip - Aurore (mâle)

Photography Insects posted on Apr 19, 2012
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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 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 (see my next upload) 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 est orange bordé d'une petite bande noire alors que la femelle (voir ma photo suivante) 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 : thumb_2321144.jpg "Bombus pascuorum"

Comments (15)


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Juliette.Gribnau

1:40PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

yes !! they are back !; great capture !

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Faemike55

1:44PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Very beautiful butterfly Great capture

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PatGoltz

2:28PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Superb capture of this difficult species! In my experience, they are very active, so catching one resting, long enough to take a picture, is a bit of a challenge. This is, however, a different genus from the one I have captured. It has the mottled underside, which mine lacked.

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jayfar

3:28PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Great capture Michel.

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ladylake

5:26PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

Super shot.

bebert

11:14PM | Thu, 19 April 2012

jolie petite bete :) belle photo, comme d'hab :)

whaleman

12:39AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

This is spectacular Michel! I didn't know that such colors existed on one butterfly! Wish we had them here.

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monjo71

7:41AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Great shot! What a beauty.

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MrsRatbag

7:56AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Such a pretty pattern! Lovely capture

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thecytron

9:53AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Very lovely photo capture!

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GiMi53

10:04AM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Thank you for your comments & favs; my next upload : thumb_2321715.jpg "Orange Tip (female) – Aurore"

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pat40

12:03PM | Fri, 20 April 2012

Fantastic Shot

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dixievb

9:54AM | Sat, 21 April 2012

Exquisite creature--thanks!

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ia-du-lin

5:10PM | Sat, 21 April 2012

beautiful colors and texture on the wings

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praep

12:38AM | Wed, 30 May 2012

Always a great moment when they sit down and let you take some shots before fluttering away. Well done shot.


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F Numberf/10.0
MakeNIKON CORPORATION
ModelNIKON D300S
Shutter Speed10/6400
ISO Speed400
Focal Length500

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