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 14, 2005
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Apr 10, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 01, 2019
Observation date: Apr 03, 2006
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: May 01, 2013
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, Union County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Apr 11, 2009
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2017
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 29, 2019
Observation date: May 25, 2019
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: Cameala
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 28, 2019
Observation date: Apr 11, 2011
Submitted by: jrfleullan
Region: Jones County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 27, 2019
Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 22, 2019
Observation date: Apr 16, 2019
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 17, 2019
Observation date: Apr 15, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 17, 2019
Observation date: Mar 29, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 08, 2019
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: misspt
Region: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: Mar 19, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 26, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: StaceyWhetstone
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 25, 2019
Observation date: Mar 24, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 25, 2019
Observation date: Mar 21, 2019
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Stone County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Mar 23, 2019
Observation date: Mar 17, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 21, 2019
Observation date: Mar 09, 2019
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Macon County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Mar 17, 2011
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 19, 2019
Observation date: Apr 03, 2014
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jan 19, 2019
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