Happy Pollinator Week: June 21-27, 2021! Butterflies and moths are pollinators of many flowering plants.
Did you know? The Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) hovers in flight and uses its long tongue to sip nectar from flowers.
Southwestern Orangetip
Anthocharis thoosa (Scudder, 1878)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Male white, female either white or yellowish, especially on hindwing. Most similar to Sara Orangetip, but black bar on inner edge of orange tip very wide, and marbling nearly black.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 ½ inches (2.5-3.7 cm).
Life History: Plants in the mustard (Brassicaceae) family including tansy-mustard (Descurainia), hedge mustard (Sisymbrium) and rock cresses (Arabis) species.
Flight: Late February through April.
Caterpillar Hosts:
Adult Food: Flower nectar, including that of host mustards.
Habitat: Mainly juniper or pinyon-juniper woodland. Also desert hills.
Range: Arid intermountain West from northern Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado south to western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southeastern California.
Conservation: Conserve restricted populations.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Preserve host plant and flyway habitats.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 194 verified sightings
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 14, 2021
Observation date: May 02, 2021
Submitted by: Aner
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 09, 2021
Observation date: Mar 29, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 11, 2021
Observation date: Mar 18, 2021
Submitted by: 1tom2go
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 24, 2021
Observation date: Mar 20, 2021
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 24, 2021
Observation date: Mar 01, 2021
Submitted by: Honu Green
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 11, 2021
Observation date: Jan 15, 2015
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Apr 16, 2005
Submitted by: mouser
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 02, 2020
Observation date: May 01, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 06, 2020
Observation date: Apr 27, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 27, 2020
Observation date: Apr 07, 2020
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Mar 29, 2020
Submitted by: JulieLuetzelschwab
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Apr 10, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 14, 2020
Observation date: Mar 12, 2020
Submitted by: Bob Patton
Region: Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
Observation date: Mar 21, 2020
Submitted by: ASchmierer
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 24, 2020
Observation date: Mar 03, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Mar 13, 2020
Observation date: Mar 06, 2020
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Mar 07, 2020
Observation date: Feb 14, 2020
Submitted by: vmaglio
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 28, 2020
Observation date: Feb 28, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Mar 01, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Apr 18, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jan 22, 2020
Observation date: Mar 16, 2017
Submitted by: Craig M Lipski
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 25, 2019
Observation date: Apr 08, 2019
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 10, 2019
Observation date: Apr 05, 2018
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 16, 2018
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