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Anthocharis midea

Common name: Falcate Orangetip

Feeds on these plants:

Alliaria petiolata

Bellis perennis
(sold as Tasso Mix)

Cardamine concatenata

Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’

Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’

Cercis canadensis
(sold as Avondale)

Conoclinium coelestinum

Descurainia pinnate

Descurainia species

Drymocallis glandulosa

Houstonia caerulea

Houstonia species

Lepidium species

Lepidium virginicum

Lithospermum arvense

Nothoscordum bivalve

Oxalis acetosella

Oxalis articulata

Oxalis bowiei

Oxalis gigantea

Oxalis hirta

Oxalis montana

Oxalis obtusa

Oxalis oregana

Oxalis pes-caprae

Oxalis purpurea

Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola

Oxalis spiralis ssp. vulcanicola ‘Sunset Velvet’

Rubus armeniacus

Rubus fruticosus

Rubus idaeus

Rubus parviflorus

Rubus rolfei

Rubus ursinus

Rubus vitifolius ssp. ursinus

Rubus vitifolius

Stellaria media

Taraxacum officinale

Verbena bonariensis

Verbena hastata

Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)

Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)

Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)

Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)

Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)

Verbena lilacina

Verbena rigida 'polaris'

Verbena rigida polaris

Verbena rigida

Verbena stricta

Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’

Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)

Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)

Verbena
(sold as Aztec Pearl)

Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)

Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)

Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)

Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)

Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)

Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)

Verbena
(sold as x hybrida Taylortown Red)

Viola cornuta

Viola hederacea
(sold as Pansy)

Viola jooi

Viola odorata
(sold as Royal Kobe)

Viola pedata

Viola sempervirens

Viola
(sold as Angel Tiger Eye)

Viola
(sold as Coconut Swirl)

Viola
(sold as Crystal Bowl Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Dynamite Orange)

Viola
(sold as Etain)

Viola
(sold as Gem Lavender Antique)

Viola
(sold as Jolly Joker)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Blue & White)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Purple Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Majestic Giants Yellow Blotch)

Viola
(sold as Princess Purple & Gold)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Red & Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Skippy Yellow)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Coconut Swirl)

Viola
(sold as Sorbet Face Purple)

Viola
(sold as penny violet beason)

Viola
(sold as violet flare)

Vitis amurensis

Vitis californica

Vitis coignetiae

Vitis davidii

Vitis thunbergii
(sold as Eastern Concord)

Vitis vinifera
(sold as Ruby Seedless)

Anthocharis midea, the Falcate Orangetip, can be found in numerous states in the South and Northeast and in California and Washigton.
Favorite nectar plant: Rubus.
USDA Growing Zones for this plant: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Host plants:
Arabis
Barbarea
Cardamine
Descurainia
Erysimum

CC2.0 image courtesy of
Judy Gallagher

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