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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
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Observation date: Mar 05, 2012
Submitted by: sherylsr
Region: Blanco County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Apr 14, 2012
Observation date: Apr 02, 2012
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2012
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2012
Observation date: Apr 01, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2012
Observation date: Mar 18, 2012
Submitted by: ozero
Region: Texas, Medina County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Apr 03, 2012
Observation date: Mar 27, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 03, 2012
Observation date: Mar 29, 2012
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Mar 31, 2012
Observation date: Mar 30, 2012
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Mar 31, 2012
Observation date: Mar 29, 2012
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Virginia, Warren County, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Mar 31, 2012
Observation date: Mar 18, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 29, 2012
Observation date: Mar 18, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 29, 2012
Observation date: Mar 26, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 29, 2012
Observation date: Mar 17, 2012
Submitted by: linda-butterfly
Region: Pike County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 26, 2012
Observation date: Mar 11, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: McCormick County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 24, 2012
Observation date: Mar 18, 2012
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Webster County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Mar 20, 2012
Observation date: Mar 10, 2012
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Monroe County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Mar 12, 2012
Observation date: Mar 10, 2012
Submitted by: kent
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Mar 12, 2012
Observation date: May 23, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Tim Simmons)
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 16, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 29, 2011
Observation date: Apr 03, 2011
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Nov 27, 2011
Observation date: Mar 26, 2010
Submitted by: Shirley Wilkerson
Region: Brazos County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 10, 2011
Observation date: Mar 28, 2011
Submitted by: Andy Eller
Region: Marshall County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2011
Observation date: Mar 01, 2011
Submitted by: flacracker
Region: Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jun 11, 2011
Observation date: Mar 01, 2011
Submitted by: flacracker
Region: Adams County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jun 11, 2011
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