Deceased Orange-tip butterfly

Sad to find a dead Orange-tip butterfly in my greenhouse today, despite both the door and window being left open. Orange-tips are one of my favourite butterflies and the underneath of the wings - especially of the male (only the male has the orange tips to the wing) - is stunning.

As this individual was in such good condition, I could not let the chance of photographing the under-wings pass by.

Although it is not in the land of the living any longer - it's delicate beauty continues, while of course, it still castes its own shadow.

The beautiful underside of the Orange-tip butterfly