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 29, 2022
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jun 05, 2022
Observation date: May 18, 2022
Submitted by: Bogfinder
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 22, 2022
Observation date: Apr 15, 2022
Submitted by: k.d.stutzman
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Apr 25, 2022
Observation date: Mar 22, 2022
Submitted by: heather-russell
Region: Davidson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 31, 2022
Observation date: May 02, 2007
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 10, 2022
Observation date: May 05, 2021
Submitted by: Thes Hunter
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 15, 2021
Observation date: Jun 08, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 15, 2021
Observation date: Apr 18, 2009
Submitted by: rhedden
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 04, 2021
Observation date: Apr 19, 2020
Submitted by: GardenAum
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 03, 2021
Observation date: Mar 20, 2021
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Apr 08, 2021
Submitted by: Tom Raub
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Apr 23, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2021
Observation date: Apr 23, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2020
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Apr 22, 2021
Observation date: Apr 09, 2021
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Madison County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Apr 22, 2021
Observation date: Mar 21, 2021
Submitted by: Becky Cover
Region: Rockdale County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 11, 2021
Observation date: Apr 04, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 05, 2021
Observation date: Mar 14, 2021
Submitted by: Jess D
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 02, 2021
Observation date: Mar 25, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 28, 2021
Observation date: Mar 14, 2021
Submitted by: dfvickers
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 17, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2016
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Jack Connor
Verified date: Feb 17, 2021
Observation date: Apr 04, 2017
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Mar 22, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
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