Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea annickae)

Widespread and locally common in NC, this species generally has only one brood and can be found flying in March & April. Males have orange tips to the forewings but females lack orange (usually). According to Ron Gatrelle, A. midea annickae, in which the orange tip does not reach the black spot on the forewing as shown here, is the subspecies found throughout NC except for the lower coastal regions where A. m. midea is found. Also note that A. midea annickae does not show yellow orange scales at the outer margin of the upperside hindwings as is found in A. m. midea.

	Falcate Orangetips in courtship Orange Co., NC 4 Apr 2005


Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2005	Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2005


Male Occoneechee SNA, Orange Co., NC 20 Mar 2005	Female Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 4 Apr 2005


Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007	Gates Co., NC 13 Apr 2007

Male
Gates Co., NC
13 Apr 2007

Female
Orange Co., NC
31 Mar 2007

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Created on ... April 15, 2004 | Updated ... April 15, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu