Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines

ab. ochrea Tutt 1896

Females with the upperside of their  hindwings with an almost entirely yellow ground colour.

ab. alba

Females lacking all the usual green pigmentation. An overall pale colour

I have shown the under and upperside of this very unusual specimen.

ab. alba

Females lacking all the usual green pigmentation. An overall pale colour

I have shown the under and upperside of this very unusual specimen.

ab. aureoflavscens Cockerell 1888

A rare and localised aberration where the males usual orange tip is replaced by clear yellow.

ab. aureoflavscens Cockerell 1888

A rare and localised aberration where the males usual orange tip is replaced by clear yellow.

This is an underside.

ab. ochracea Salzl 1936

The usual orange tip is replaced by ochre-yellow.

ab. ochracea Salzl 1936

The usual orange tip is replaced by ochre-yellow.

ab. salmonea Oberthur 1909

The orange tip replaced with rose-salmon.

ab. umbrosa Culot 1905

Males with a line of black shading between the orange patch and the white ground on the upperside of the forewings.

ab. antiquincunx  Bryk 1923

The discoidal spot reduced to a small speck.

ab. immaculata Pabst 1884

The forewing discoidal spot is completely absent. Occurs in males and females.

ab. immaculata Pabst 1884

The forewing discoidal spot is completely absent. Occurs in males and females.

In this male specimen it is only absent on the left side.

ab. crassipuncta  Mezger 1931

The discoidal spot on the forewings is unusually large.

ab. crassipuncta Mezger 1931

The discoidal spot on the forewings is unusually large.

ab. macula-punctata Frohawk 1938

Females with a large distorted discoidal spot on the forewings with two short points or streaks on its outer edge and one on its inner edge pointing towards the base.

ab. pupillata Lempke 1936

The discoidal spot on the forewing is pupilled.

ab. schepdaeli Derenne 1923

Females with a very large discoidal spot, the costa is black from the base to the centre of the wing and linked with the discoidal spot by a black streak, then continuing on to the black apical tip.

ab. schepdaeli Derenne 1923 + pupillata Lempke 1936

An interesting double aberration.

ab. schepdaeli:  Females with a very large discoidal spot, the costa is black from the base to the centre of the wing and linked with the discoidal spot by a black streak, then continuing on to the black apical tip.

ab. pupillata:  The discoidal spot on the forewing is pupilled.

ab. costaenigrata Closs 1921

The costal edge of the upperside of the forewings is heavily dusted with black from the base to beyond the centre.

ab. decolorata Caruel 1955

Females with the usual black markings replaced with a pale grey.

ab. lineata Lempke 1953

Females with the dark apical tip reduced to a few lines along the nervures.

ab. striata Pionneau 1924

At the apex of the orange patch  on the male upperside forewings there are three clearly visible little black rays.

ab. striata Pionneau 1924

At the apex of the orange patch on the male upperside forewings there are three clearly visible little black rays.

ab. striata Pionneau 1924

At the apex of the orange patch on the male upperside forewings there are three clearly visible little black rays.

ab. radiata Williams 1915

At the apex of the female upperside of the forewings there are a series of black dashes or stripes stretching from the black apical tip towards the dsicoidal spot.

In extreme cases the stripe/s may even reach the discoidal spot.

ab. radiata Williams 1915

At the apex of the female upperside of the forewings there are a series of black dashes or stripes stretching from the black apical tip towards the dsicoidal spot.

In extreme cases the stripe/s may even reach the discoidal spot.

ab. marginata Greer 1920

On the upperside forewings the small black dots on the margin are united to form a narrow marginal line, from the black tip at the apex down to the tornus.

ab. kutokovi Krulikowsky 1909

On the underside of the hindwings little white remains, most of the wings being covered in green scales.

ab. dispila Raynor 1906

Females showing on the underside of the forewings a second black spot beneath the discoidal spot.

ab. qudri