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: May 02, 2015
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Pope County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 04, 2015
Observation date: Apr 28, 2015
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 02, 2015
Observation date: Apr 06, 2013
Submitted by: yukon86
Region: Dickens County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 28, 2015
Observation date: Mar 26, 2011
Submitted by: Laurie Sheppard
Region: Grayson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 21, 2015
Observation date: Apr 19, 2015
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Apr 20, 2015
Observation date: Apr 16, 2015
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Chip Krilowicz
Verified date: Apr 17, 2015
Observation date: Apr 13, 2015
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Apr 13, 2015
Observation date: Apr 12, 2015
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Apr 13, 2015
Observation date: Apr 04, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 05, 2015
Observation date: Apr 03, 2015
Submitted by: virtualhorizon
Region: Texas, Wichita County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 03, 2015
Observation date: Apr 03, 2015
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Apr 03, 2015
Observation date: Mar 27, 2015
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 28, 2015
Observation date: Apr 04, 2014
Submitted by: TheWayfarer21
Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Aug 30, 2014
Observation date: Mar 25, 2011
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny
Verified date: May 23, 2014
Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 15, 2014
Observation date: Apr 23, 2014
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 15, 2014
Observation date: Apr 12, 2014
Submitted by: fm5050
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 15, 2014
Observation date: May 02, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 12, 2014
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 26, 2014
Observation date: Apr 22, 2014
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 22, 2014
Observation date: Apr 11, 2014
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Apr 20, 2014
Observation date: Apr 11, 2014
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Apr 20, 2014
Observation date: Apr 20, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Thomas Lehman)
Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2014
Observation date: Apr 19, 2014
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 19, 2014
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