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 13, 2014
Submitted by: desertrat21
Region: Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 14, 2014
Observation date: Apr 12, 2014
Submitted by: birder89
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Apr 12, 2014
Observation date: Mar 24, 2014
Submitted by: lorispencer
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Mar 24, 2014
Observation date: Mar 20, 2014
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 22, 2014
Observation date: Apr 24, 2012
Submitted by: Lorrie Baggett ...
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Mar 14, 1971
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 28, 2013
Observation date: Apr 08, 2012
Submitted by: Brian Taber
Region: James City County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Nov 14, 2013
Observation date: Mar 14, 2012
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand
Verified date: Oct 18, 2013
Observation date: Apr 06, 2013
Submitted by: Mike Stinson
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 15, 2013
Observation date: May 21, 2013
Submitted by: Brett Budach
Region: Miami County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 22, 2013
Observation date: Apr 16, 2013
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: May 10, 2013
Observation date: Apr 09, 2013
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: May 05, 2013
Observation date: May 04, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 04, 2013
Observation date: Apr 27, 2013
Submitted by: cobal2913
Region: Scioto County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2013
Observation date: Apr 15, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2013
Observation date: Apr 17, 2013
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Benton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 22, 2013
Observation date: Apr 14, 2013
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 16, 2013
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Houston County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 20, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2013
Observation date: Apr 13, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2013
Observation date: Apr 13, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: coreyhusic
Verified date: Apr 14, 2013
Observation date: Apr 07, 2013
Submitted by: Nymphalis antiopa
Region: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2013
Observation date: Apr 07, 2013
Submitted by: Nymphalis antiopa
Region: Cumberland County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2013
Observation date: Apr 12, 2013
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 12, 2013
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