Apologies for the tabloidesque headline but these fellas are gorgeous.  Orange tip butterflies are just emerging and they look amazing when fresh like this male in Abney a couple of days ago.

The larvae feed on garlic mustard.  The adults emerge from April to May and are a sure sign spring is here.

Not content with stunning orange and white upper wings they also have beautiful green/yellow and black underwings.

Below is the first individual I saw this year.  It was fixed to a daffodil on a cold 4 of April.  It was so cold it was still there when I looked again the next day!