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Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines

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Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 10 May 2022, 12:09 p.m. 9 May 2022, 1:56 p.m.
Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Avon Gorge 26 Apr 2021, 9:31 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:44 p.m.
Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Avon Gorge 26 Apr 2021, 9:31 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:43 p.m.
Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 10 May 2022, 12:09 p.m. 9 May 2022, 1:55 p.m.
Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 10 May 2022, 12:09 p.m. 9 May 2022, 1:56 p.m.
Orange-tip Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 10 May 2022, 12:09 p.m. 9 May 2022, 1:56 p.m.

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Species Description

Eats crucifers, especially Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) in damp meadows and Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) along road verges and ditches. Occasionally, it uses Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Winter-cress (Barbarea vulgaris), Turnip (Brassica rapa), Charlock (Sinapis avensis), Large Bitter-cress (C. amara), and Hairy Rock-cress (Arbis hirsuta). In addition, it lays its eggs on Honesty (Lunaria annua) and Dame's-violet (Hesperis matronalis) in gardens, but larval survival is thought to be poor on these plants.