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 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: StaceyTavarez
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
Observation date: Feb 28, 2016
Submitted by: wallap74
Region: Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 31, 2017
Observation date: Feb 19, 2017
Submitted by: Kathy Malone
Region: Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 13, 2017
Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 07, 2017
Observation date: Apr 30, 2017
Submitted by: drewripley
Region: Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 06, 2017
Observation date: Apr 14, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Apr 14, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Apr 15, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Mar 29, 2017
Submitted by: Steve Krotzer
Region: Monroe County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Apr 02, 2017
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 02, 2017
Observation date: Mar 18, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Union County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Apr 01, 2017
Observation date: Mar 19, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Mar 26, 2017
Observation date: Mar 25, 2017
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 26, 2017
Observation date: Mar 04, 2017
Submitted by: KristyBaker
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 06, 2017
Observation date: Mar 04, 2017
Submitted by: Steve Krotzer
Region: Noxubee County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 05, 2017
Observation date: Mar 04, 2017
Submitted by: Steve Krotzer
Region: Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 05, 2017
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