Anthocharis cardamines
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anthocharis cardamines, the orange tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which contains about 1,100 species. A. cardamines is mainly found throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Palearctic). The males feature wings with a signature orange pigmentation, which is the origin of A. cardamines' common name.
Males and females of this species occupy different habitats: males mostly frequent the edges of forests whereas females frequent meadows. A. cardamines feeds on most plants found within its habitat but the females selectively oviposit on young inflorescence of crucifers.
Mating is usually controlled by females as virgin females found in flight are always pursued by males immediately. Females can signal different meanings to the approaching males by using their abdomen. There is evidence that mated females have an anti-aphrodisiac and that their usage of the abdomen has a closely related function in presenting these pheromones to males.
This species has been affected by changing temperatures, and its first appearance has shifted forward 17.3 days in the Spring. The common name derives from the bright orange tips of the male's forewings. The males are a common sight... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 10 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 14 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 16 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 17 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Jerusalem | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 6 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 7 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Kharkiv | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tip sighting in Vienna on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 1406 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Tip in Vienna on a given day, against under 5% in June to February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 33
Of the 33 cities where we can rate Orange-Tip sightings, Vienna ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 30%), Manchester (United Kingdom, about 30%) and Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Tip that you can see in Vienna (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 10%), Green-Veined White (about 10%) and Common Brimstone (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Vienna (144 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
