Categories David Female orange tip butterfly at rest Post author By David Post date 20 May 2016 Orange tip butterfly at rest, pictured in May 2014. Orange tips are flighty butterflies, frequently visible only at a distance. This one does not have an orange tip to the forewings – that is found only in the males. ← Black, hairy, spiky: peacock butterfly caterpillars → Tulips with slightest trace of frost