France; Brenne, Cherine 5/5/17.

Auroraperhonen; Orange Tip; Anthocharis cardamines

Thanks to some tips from a group of friends, when things went south on a chase of the Delaware Lackawanna PO-74, I was able to intercept the return trip of a Reading & Northern OCS turn from Jim Thorpe. There was some waiting involved but it was a good time with friends old and new in some great early Fall-like weather.

Here the former NS executive Fs bang across the CTC switch at Haucks where the line to Hazleton splits off.

Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines

Family Pieridae

Subfamily Pierinae

Orange-tip : Anthocharis cardamines

A male Orange Tip butterfly seen at Pinewoods Woodgate Valley Birmingham UK - 22-04-25

Low flying egret occasionally tipping the surface of the water.

Taken at RSPB Lochwinnoch, Scotland.

Taken in Lichfield

France; Brenne, Lignac 7/4/20

Orange tip / Anthocharis cardamons

#Lookingclose...onFriday! #Tip

A contribution to the Paris climate agreement.

I think, if nothing changes or things get worse, many will pay a high price.

An vision,

made with stable diffusion,topaz and photoshop.

HBM

I don't often get the chance to photograph these butterflies. They are constantly on the move and hardly ever land.

I was very lucky with this one.....except I didn't have my macro lens with me !

One from last year, keep seeing them go through garden but they do not stop. Will we get out in time to photograph these this year I wonder. Taken late evening with the low sun back lighting the butterfly and a little fill flash on front of subject. Kingcombe Meadows, Dorset.

Tipping the scales at no more than 12 pounds, this humanlike toy of complex character has enough personality for 10 ordinary dogs. A sensitive companion for discerning grownups, the Brussels Griffon is smart, devoted, and comically self-important.

One of the great satisfactions that digital photography brings to us these days!

Image taken in Costa Rica.

Many thanks for your comments, faves, and follows :)

Juan Carlos  

Compositionally Challenged: playing with perspective

The tip of a new leaf on a Bengal Rubber Plant

He stopped for a second on some Stitchwort in Kinclaven Woods.

Orange Tip - Cleethorpes.

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird approaches a waiting flower.

Oranjetipje ♂ - Male Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)

Aurorafalter (Anthocharis cardamines)

In Rathdrum 03 May 2026

TIPS - LOOKING CLOSE.. ON FRIDAY! You know it is not easy taking a photo of your fingers while they are holding your phone camera.

Orange-tip : Anthocharis cardamines

Family:Pieridae

Subfamily:Pierinae

He runs (owns?) the small Mexican restaurant down the block from me. Too small to put many dining tables out on the street in front of the restaurant. So the main source of income during the Covid-19 pandemic is a takeout window from which they also serve drinks. Tips have always been appreciated. Now more than ever.

Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)

Found this male Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) in the garden the other week.

According to "UK Butterflies": "The Orange-tip is a true sign of spring, being one of the first species to emerge that has not overwintered as an adult. The male and female of this species are very different in appearance. The more-conspicuous male has orange tips to the forewings, that give this butterfly its name. These orange tips are absent in the female and the female is often mistaken for one of the other whites, especially the Green-veined White or Small White. This butterfly is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland, but is somewhat-local further north and especially in Scotland. In most regions this butterfly does not form discrete colonies and wanders in every direction as it flies along hedgerows and woodland margins looking for a mate, nectar sources or foodplants. More northerly colonies are more compact and also more restricted in their movements." www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

Burnt-tip Orchids (Neotinea ustulata) on rough south facing limestone grassland in the "White" Peak District. A diminutive orchid BTOs are rare in Derbyshire and difficult to spot amongst grasses and other wildflowers.

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Op de laatste dag van augustus kreeg ik een tip dat de 186 454 "No time to waste" vanuit Bad Bentheim kwam met een volvotrein. Aangezien ik deze loc nog niet op de foto had werd dus naar Teuge gereden om dit vast te leggen.

Aangekomen op de beoogde stek bleek er een bosje erg gegroeid te zijn sinds mijn laatste bezoek. De snoeischaar lag helaas thuis en dus moest ik op zoek naar een alternatief. Deze werd gevonden aan de Deventer-kant van de boog waar de zon alleen in de zomer aan het eind van de dag goed staat.

Rond kwart voor 8 terwijl de zon snel in sterkte begon af te nemen kwam de Lineas 186 454 "No time to waste" langs Teuge met trein 46257 uit het Zweedse Älmhult naar het Belgische Gent.

English:

On august 31, 2023, the Lineas 186 454 "No time to waste" came along Teuge as train 46257 from Älmhult to Gent.

Small "true" bug, about 4-5mm

The tip of the forewing of Heteroptera is fairly thick (~1.2 microns), thus there is no color iridescence visible (brown curve). The base is even thicker and leathary. This is the origin of the name "hemiptera" which means "half-winged". The newer name Heteroptera means also "mixed-wings". This leads to the typical "X" structure of the closed wings in dorsal view, which is an easy means to identify "true" bugs.

Hind wings in contrast, are much thinner (~0.2 microns here), which leads to a brillant blue-violett if illuminated coaxially.

Forewings are shown here

Hind wings

Wing-thickness- analysis goes here

Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 7.5x NA 0.21 tube lens: Thorlabs 165mm

Illumination: Dark field, oblique and UV 365nm (UVIVF, just the eyes show fluorescence)

An orange-tip female on wild garlic flowers

Lots of Orange Tip Butterflies in the garden yesterday on the wildflowers - thanks to #NoMowMay. They really like the Cuckoo Flowers and I noticed a bit of a commotion on this one!

Camo underside - tips of upper wings visible - not Orange so female!

From L'Anse to Summit CN battles a stiff eastbound grade that tops out at 3.04% as they climb the Huron Mountains. L540 is near the top of that Climb and has reached fresh frosted trees but that didn't last as we dropped back down in elevation.