English name:
Orange Tip
Full scientific name:
Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)
Croatian name:
Zorica
Flight Period and Life Cycle
1 brood per year. Overwinters as pupa.
Distribution in Croatia
The entire territory. Check the included map.
External Morphology Characteristics
On the upper side of the forewing there is a dark tip. In males it continues in orange until the middle of the wing. Along the edge of the cell there is a dark spot, which is larger in the female. The upper side of the hindwing is white. In males, the underside of the forewing, in the discal and postdiscal zones is orange. There are green spots on the underside of the hindwing.
Behavior
In sunny and warm weather, it rarely lands. The imago mostly feeds on the nectar of plants from the Brassicaceae family.
Caterpillar Host Plants
Family Brassicaceae.
Habitat
Woodlands and edges of woodland clearances. Elevations: 0-1500m.
