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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: legless on May 12, 2007, 19:06:54

Title: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: legless on May 12, 2007, 19:06:54
who is this??? it's beautiful! its on some bulbs i have in a container on a sheltered patio under an ash tree

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/495025152_20710957e5.jpg)

thanks in advance
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: manicscousers on May 12, 2007, 20:12:19
no idea but it's very pretty  ;D
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: ACE on May 12, 2007, 20:56:59
marbled white
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: legless on May 12, 2007, 21:16:55
thank you!

just googled, it doesn't look like  a marbled white

http://www.butterflygarden.co.uk/butterflies/marbled_white.htm
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: Twospot Ladybird on May 12, 2007, 21:22:44
Did you see it from above? Could it be an Orange Tip? Like these in the following link:

http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/species/bdata/butterfly.php?code=ora
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: legless on May 12, 2007, 21:39:29
that's the one, thanks twospot! didn't see the orange bit but the rest is the same. mystery solved, i knew i could rely on you lot  ;D
Title: Re: butterfly/ moth ID help?
Post by: Eristic on May 12, 2007, 22:08:51
Only the male orange tip butterfly has orange tips.
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