Falcate Orangetip

Taxobox
name = Falcate Orangetip

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regnum = Animalia
divisio = Rhopalocera
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Pieridae
subfamilia = Pierinae
tribus = Anthocharini
genus = "Anthocharis"
species = "A. midea"
binomial = "Anthocharis midea"
binomial_authority = (Hübner, 1809)

The Falcate Orangetip ("Anthocharis midea") is a butterfly that was described in 1809 by Jacob Hübner. The upperside of the male's forewing is orange, but females lack this. Both have a round black spot located in the cell. The underside of the hindwing usually has intricate green-marbling. The orangetips have a wingspan of around 3.5-4.5 centimeters. These butterflies are mostly seen on the eastern side of the United States, particularly in Texas and Oklahoma. They eat the nectar of violets and mustards. They tend to live in open, wet woods along waterways, in open swamps, and less often in dry woods and ridgetops.

External links

* [http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1416 Butterflies of North America]