Howard County Bird Club
Falcate Orangetip
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; UMDCF – University of Maryland Central Farm.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Falcate Orangetip (1.35–1.75″) Falcate Orangetip |
Uncommon: L-Apr to E-May | Open woods | Mustards | Rock cress | |
Male
April 5, 2012
Wincopin Trail
Annette Allor
Male
April 19, 2014
Gateway Business Park
Linda Hunt
Female
April 16, 2013
Gateway Business Park
Linda Hunt
Female
May 1, 2018
Murray Hill
Linda Hunt
Male & Female
May 1, 2014
Centennial Park
Bonnie Ott
The phenograms show the maximum number of individual butterflies of this species seen in the first eight years of the Howard County Butterfly Survey. From these graphs, one can see the number of broods of each species, when they are active, and the relative abundance of the species in each brood. The observed early and late dates are shown below The graphs can be used to anticipate the first sighting of a given species in the year and can help with identification.
Early: 3/30/2020 Late: 5/7/2020