The male Sulphur Orange Tip or 'Oranges and Lemons' is much more colourful than the female in the dry season. The intensity of the yellow can vary but

---

The male Sulphur Orange Tip or 'Oranges and Lemons' is much more colourful than the female in the dry season. The intensity of the yellow can vary but they are a very noticable species. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of the Caper Bush family

---

Size: 4200px × 2800px
Location: Ruaha national Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: abdomen, adults, africa, ancient, antennae, arthropods, auxo, bugs, butterfly, carnivorous, classes, colotis, common, compound, dimorphism, du-du’, eaters, entomology, environment, eyes, females, habitat, head, hexapoda, holometabolus, instar, invertebrate, jointed, labium, labrum, larvae, legs, lemons, lepidoptera, lifecycle, mandibles, markings, maxillae, metamorphosis, migrate, national, nsects, nutrients, ocellus, orange, oranges, order, park, phyla, pieridae, plant, pollen, pollinators, predators, primary, proboscis, puddling, recycle, ruaha, safari, segmented, sexual, soft-bodied, sulphur, tanzania, thorax, tip, tube, veined, white, widespread, wings