Orange tip

Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines
Colourful white also on the wing in spring. More...
Blues and Coppers (Lycaenidae) ...

Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip)
Antitype chi (Grey Chi)
Apatura iris (Purple Emperor)
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet)
Aplocera plagiata (Treble-bar)
Aporia crataegi (Black-veined White)
Araschnia levana (Map) ...

The feathers had brownish-orange tips. The abdomen and under tail-coverts were pale blue with a little red to the abdomen feathers. The lower back, rump and upper tail-coverts were pale turquoise.

Black head, back, wings and tail
Orange underparts, shoulder, and rump
Orange tips to outer tail feathers
White wing bar and edges
Immature male similar to female but brighter orange with variable amounts of black on head ...

Identification: White to pale yellow with orange tip on forewing. Green marbling on underside of hindwing.

Physical description
Sun-tailed guenons have long black limbs, a brown back and a grey and white tail with a bright orange tip. They have a grey crown, with white ear tufts, pale grey cheeks and an off-white bib. The males have a blue scrotum.

Similar Species Desert Orangetip has banded marbling and paler orange tips with barred margins.

The name comes from the male who is unmistakable with orange wingtips on his slightly hooked forewings. The female lacks the orange tips, but both have a single black spot on each of their white wings.

Jet black head and upper back
Black and white wings
Bright orange rump
Black tail with orange tips
© B. Van Halen, May 2010 ...

It has a long, straight bill and the throat, breast and belly are orange. Like many Phaethornis hermits the central tail feathers are elongated and tipped white but note the orange tips to the other tail feathers as can be seen in photo 3.

Some cedar waxwings in the Northeast United States and Southeast Canada will have an orange tip on their tails.

They can also have an attractive coloration on their abdominal and leg hairs varying from a shiny purple or deep violet to reddish hues, sometimes highlighted by yellows. Their most distinguishing feature is a wonderful pink to pink-orange tip to ...

of plants (some species will only eat leaves of ONE species of plant), which vary depending on the type of caterpillar. Very few species of caterpillar are carnivorous (like the harvester butterfly's larva) or even cannibalistic (like the orange tip ...

See also: Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Robin, Brilliant