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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Whites (Pierinae) » Marbles and Orangetips (Anthocharidini) » Orangetips (Anthocharis) » Falcate Orangetip - Hodges#4207 (Anthocharis midea)
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Woods Moth - Anthocharis midea
Copyright © 2010 Linda Peters

Woods Moth - Anthocharis midea
Yosemite, Casey County, Kentucky, USA
April 3, 2010
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Contributed by Linda Peters on 6 April, 2010 - 7:27am
Last updated 6 April, 2010 - 1:57pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 6 April, 2010 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

i agree
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
… Corey Husic, 6 April, 2010 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

A butterfly, not a moth.
Looks a lot like Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea):



But I'm not a lepidoptera expert, so please wait for a second opinion.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 April, 2010 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

 
my butterfly
yes, your open shot of the butterfly is the same as mine when open
… Linda Peters, 6 April, 2010 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
my butterfly
thanks for your help in the ID suggestion. also, thanks for your help in undoing the link. i didn't know i was linking my pics together. i'm brand new to this site, so i will need to figure out the correct way to post pics here. i do know how i did it wrong, i i've got that down. lol
… Linda Peters, 6 April, 2010 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
If you haven't already checked it out...
click on the Help tab at the top of the page. There's a lot of good information there about BugGuide and how it works. Also, feel free to post questions to the Forums. You'll find that most folks here are friendly and eager to assist newcomers.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 April, 2010 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

I've taken the liberty
of un-linking your two images. Linking is reserved for images of the same individual, or group of individuals.

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 April, 2010 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

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