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Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) |
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| DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Occurs in all three provinces, but found primarily in the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain. In the mountains found mostly in the lower elevations, and possibly absent in a few northern mountain counties. It is spottily distributed near the coast, and it may be absent on coastal islands. |
| ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Common, at least locally, in many Piedmont and Coastal Plain locales; not common in the mountains or much of the lower Coastal Plain. Very rare to absent above perhaps 2500 feet elevation. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: Single-brooded; early March (rarely mid-February) to late April downstate; mainly in April, and rarely into late May, in the mountains. Peaks in late March and early April in the Piedmont, and in late March in the Coastal Plain. |
 Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. |
 04/18/06 · Watauga County, NC ·
female |
 04/18/06 · Watauga County, NC ·
male (courting female) |
 04/18/06 · Watauga County, NC ·
female |
 04/18/06 · Watauga County, NC ·
mated |