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orange-tip
noun
- a European butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, having whitish wings with orange-tipped forewings: family Pieridae
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The brimstone or orange-tip would be good to observe in this respect, but it is hopelessly difficult.
The male Orange-tip (A. cardamines) is white with a dark grey or black tip, and a black discoidal spot.
A single orange-tip (Cardamines) was observed, and several of the handsome Melanargia sillius.
While Frank and Jimmy did this, Dick took his butterfly net, and went after an orange-tip butterfly, which he saw flying past.
Like many other butterflies, the Orange Tip is subject to variations in colouring.
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