Falcate Orangetip
Anthocharis midea (Hübner, [1809])
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing with orange, hooked tip; females hooked, but lack orange; both have round black spot in cell. Underside of hindwing has finely-patterned green marbling.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 1 3/4 inches (3.5 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females. Only one egg is laid per host plant, singly on a flower stalk. Caterpillars feed on buds, flowers, and seed pods. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight from March-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants of the mustard (Brassicaceae) family including rock cress (Arabis) and winter cress (Barbarea) species.
Adult Food: Flower nectar including flowers of mustards, violets, and others.
Habitat: Open, wet woods along waterways, open swamps, occasionally dry woods and ridgetops.
Range: Southern New England southwest to south Texas, north to eastern Oklahoma and Kansas. Local populations or strays to Florida panhandle, eastern Nebraska, and southern Wisconsin.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Not reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Anthocaris midea
Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Mar 21, 2019
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Stone County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Mar 23, 2019
Observation date: Mar 17, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 21, 2019
Observation date: Mar 09, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Macon County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Mar 17, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 19, 2019
Observation date: Apr 03, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 19, 2019
Observation date: Feb 17, 2016
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 14, 2018
Observation date: Mar 17, 2011
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Irvin Pitts)
Region: Chester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 20, 2018
Observation date: Mar 12, 2011
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 19, 2018
Observation date: May 28, 2018
Submitted by: Bamaboy
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jun 02, 2018
Observation date: Mar 09, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Miller County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 25, 2018
Observation date: Apr 11, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 17, 2018
Observation date: Apr 10, 2018
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 16, 2018
Observation date: Apr 11, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyWhetstone
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 12, 2018
Observation date: Mar 30, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 04, 2018
Observation date: Mar 31, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyWhetstone
Region: Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 01, 2018
Observation date: Mar 31, 2018
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 31, 2018
Observation date: Mar 27, 2018
Submitted by: Hydropsyche
Region: Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 30, 2018
Observation date: Mar 24, 2018
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Mar 26, 2018
Observation date: Mar 17, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 19, 2018
Observation date: Mar 15, 2018
Submitted by: StaceyWhetstone
Region: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 17, 2018
Observation date: Mar 19, 2017
Submitted by: Greg Sievert
Region: Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 13, 2018
Observation date: Mar 10, 2018
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2018
Observation date: Mar 09, 2018
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Miller County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 11, 2018
Observation date: Mar 03, 2018
Submitted by: mralby6585
Region: Sumter County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 05, 2018
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