The Falcate Orangetip is a small, distinctive spring butterfly with hooked white forewings tipped in vivid orange in males. It has a brief, early-season flight and is cryptically marbled green below, blending perfectly with the flower heads where it rests. This species is a single-brooded harbinger of spring in eastern deciduous forests.
Habitat
Moist woodland clearings, stream edges, and forest roads
Diet
Larvae: rock cress and toothwort. Adults: nectar from spring wildflowers
How common
Uncommon
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