Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Seeing the Changes 475

Spotted my first male and female Orange-tip butterflies (Anthocharis cardamines) of the year in Bynea. As usual, their appearance was several days after the flowering of the Cuckoo flower (the larval food plant). A male is pictured on the flower.

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