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Anthocharis gruneri

Gruner's Orange Tip

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Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (m)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (m)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (m)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (f)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (m)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (f)

Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (f)

I love this butterfly. It is so delicate. The males have a pale lemon yellow ground colour and a huge area of orange on wing tips. The female is very slight and small. She has a relatively large cell spot on the upperside. Both have the typical Orange Tip mottled markings on the underside.

They fly locally but commonly across the north western Greece where they are easy to find in early May. It also flies throughout the rest of central and southern Greece - I've not visited during the flight period. During a visit to the same region at the end of May, early June we found only one butterfly. It flies over grassy places amongst scrub in hills and mountains. Most of these habitats are very dry but support lush vegetation in places, at least in May.

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