The male Orange-tip is a spring butterfly with a recognisable orange patch on its wings which, very fittingly, can be seen around King’s Day. The white female is choosy and doesn’t just let any male near her. If she isn’t interested, she quickly settles on a flower, raises her abdomen in the air and flaps her wings. Even when she lays her egg on the cuckooflower, the egg gives off a scent that keeps other females away. It is ‘her’ flower! The cuckooflower, by the way, doesn’t provide much food for the caterpillar either, so nature has arranged this beautifully.
What are you choosy about? You know very well what you do and don’t want. Or is that precisely something you could learn? Knowing what you want and what you need helps you put down roots in the earth. So that you can take responsibility for your place in the world. So that you can say: here I am. This is my place. Here I feel strong!
The males, on the other hand, are a lot less choosy and fly at anything that’s white, even if it’s a scrap of paper. What a Casanova, eh, this Orange-tip.
About the accommodation named Oranjetipje
Holiday home Oranjetipje is a 4-person studio apartment at holiday park De Vlindertuin in Nes on Ameland. It is located on the 1st floor and has a separate bedroom for 2 people and a sofa bed for 2 people. This studio apartment is ideal for families and older guests looking for peace, space and nature on Ameland.
At De Vlindertuin, a small-scale, green holiday park, you can also relax in the heated indoor pool, the sauna and the wellness area, and start the day with an extensive breakfast buffet. Whether you come with the family or, as an older guest, want to discover the island’s nature: in and around this holiday home on Ameland you can truly relax, surrounded by plenty of space and nature.
