Falcate Orangetip
Falcate orangetips fly only in the spring, from about March through May. Their caterpillars eat various plants in the mustard family. Falcate orangetips are named for the shape and color of their wings, with males having the ends of the forewings covered in orange. They are often quite flighty and difficult to photograph, so I was pleased to capture this one nectaring on a spring beauty flower in the floodplain of the Rockfish River in Nelson County.
Falcate Orangetip
Falcate orangetips fly only in the spring, from about March through May. Their caterpillars eat various plants in the mustard family. Falcate orangetips are named for the shape and color of their wings, with males having the ends of the forewings covered in orange. They are often quite flighty and difficult to photograph, so I was pleased to capture this one nectaring on a spring beauty flower in the floodplain of the Rockfish River in Nelson County.