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Falcate Orangetip on Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense) - Anthocharis midea
Copyright © 2005 Sara Tangren / Meghan Tice

Falcate Orangetip on Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense) - Anthocharis midea
Chesapeake Natives Inc., Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
April 21, 2005
No orange shows through forewing -- a female?
The native plants here attract a wide variety of insects.
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Contributed by Beth A. Johnson on 22 January, 2006 - 6:11pm
Last updated 2 March, 2006 - 7:29pm

Very pretty
Nice butterfly. Would like to see one but "Butterflies through Binoculars" says only a few have been seen here.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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