(Klug, 1829)
Desert Orange-tip
Description:
The Desert Orange-tip occurs near the coast on fallow land, on dry flower-rich vegetation and on stony slopes.
There are several overlapping generations each year, so that butterflies can be seen from spring to autumn. In the summer and autumn they are more numerous and can sometimes be seen further inland. The caterpillars live on the leaves of Caper (Capparis spinosa).
The Desert Orange-tip passes the winter as a chrysalis.
Habitat:
Fallow land and waste places
Dry calcareous grasslands
Similar species:
Unmistakable