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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: Apr 07, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 13, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Perry County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 20, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Shelby County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Apr 09, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Shelby County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 13, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Bibb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 16, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry Green)
Region: Lawrence County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 12, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Apr 10, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Colbert County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Mar 19, 2011
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Lawrence County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: Apr 03, 2011
Submitted by: Dale Halbritter
Region: Georgia, Twiggs County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 23, 2011
Observation date: Apr 07, 2011
Submitted by: judyconley
Region: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: May 18, 2011
Observation date: Mar 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Richmond County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 20, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Pippen)
Region: Orange County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 05, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (S. Bland)
Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 07, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Backstrom)
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jan 01, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Maier)
Region: Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 02, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (ASH)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 23, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Taylor, C.)
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Gall, L.; Wagner, D.; O'Donnell, J.)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 03, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (HEL)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 17, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (ASH)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 29, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Krakauer)
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 30, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (PCH)
Region: Lee County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 15, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (R. Emmitt)
Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Mar 09, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Nottke)
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina Database)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
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