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Post by 58chevy on Feb 15, 2019 12:36:41 GMT -8
This morning I netted a few falcate orangetips (Anthocharis midea), my first captures of the new season. Also observed but couldn't catch P. glaucus & Phoebis sennae. Looking forward to a productive season.
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Post by beetlehorn on Feb 17, 2019 12:06:16 GMT -8
Wow!, You must be in the deep south of the US. Here in Tennessee, I don't usually see Orangetips until late March or early April.  |
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Post by Paul K on Feb 17, 2019 15:21:08 GMT -8
Wow!, You must be in the deep south of the US. Here in Tennessee, I don't usually see Orangetips until late March or early April. This is beautiful species, I still have 3 pairs of A.cardamines from Poland. What would be the best location closest to Toronto to find A.midea. I would love to give a try, I love Anthocharis. Paul |
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Post by nomihoudai on Feb 17, 2019 21:39:25 GMT -8
Take a flight to Texas Paul  . For the closest spot you have to drive to South Pennsylvania. Flying to Texas would be less time intensive. |
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Post by leptraps on Feb 18, 2019 1:08:22 GMT -8
Th farthest north I have ever encountered Orangtips, Anthocharis midea, is Coshocton County, Ohio. They very well could exist farther north. Here in Kentucky I have collected/observed Anthocharis midea in late March and early April.
It is a woodland species.
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Post by Paul K on Feb 18, 2019 7:33:15 GMT -8
Take a flight to Texas Paul . For the closest spot you have to drive to South Pennsylvania. Flying to Texas would be less time intensive. Texas sounds great but it would be more costly then S.Pensylvania. It is only 7 hrs drive. If I would count the time to go to airport, going thru immigration, security and waiting time at the gate and then actual flight time, picking up car from rental and driving to a hotel will take at least 7 hrs too. So I will most likely do the “local” trip. |
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Post by Paul K on Feb 18, 2019 8:07:09 GMT -8
I wonder if someone would know any good location to find A.midea in S.Pensylvania if any of you were collected there.
I assume that second week of April should be the best.
I can see dates on Johns labels April14, but Pensylvania is futher north so maybe third week ?
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Post by 58chevy on Feb 18, 2019 12:37:29 GMT -8
I collected mine in a national forest about an hour's drive north of Houston, TX. I've seen lots of them this week. A. midea is usually the first spring butterfly around here.
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Post by luehdorf on Feb 19, 2019 11:30:22 GMT -8
I also love orange tips. Last year I had the pleasure of seeing Anthocharis bambusarum in real in the Tianmu Mountains near Hangzhou China. I think it’s the biggest anthocharis species with the fore wings almost completely orange, very beautiful. They fly there mid of March till end of March depending on the height. The mountains are great, they rise from sea level to 1506 metres, so while in The Valley spring is over you just walk 15 minutes uphill and you have fresh anthocharis again.
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Post by joee30 on Feb 19, 2019 22:46:20 GMT -8
I also love orange tips. Last year I had the pleasure of seeing Anthocharis bambusarum in real in the Tianmu Mountains near Hangzhou China. I think it’s the biggest anthocharis species with the fore wings almost completely orange, very beautiful. They fly there mid of March till end of March depending on the height. The mountains are great, they rise from sea level to 1506 metres, so while in The Valley spring is over you just walk 15 minutes uphill and you have fresh anthocharis again. I have always wanted to get that species, but never seen it offered, or it was too expensive. I can imagine China has some nice Anthocharis species. |
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Post by LEPMAN on Feb 20, 2019 3:22:35 GMT -8
When I first came across Anthocharis bambusarum it was by accident. I was particularly looking for the other more common species but ended up with a nice series of both. It’s relatively wide spread over a nice area and this species is so amazing in color.
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Post by luehdorf on Feb 20, 2019 4:54:50 GMT -8
joee30 it’s so common in the right area that Chinese collectors don’t even bother to collect it, that’s why it’s almost never offered. They go for the “rarer” more valuable stuff, like the different Pazala species that would occur at the same time and place as the bambusarum, but the Pazala are just much harder to catch. Last year a friend of mine collected 40 bambusarum in one afternoon. I’ll also go and collect some more, last year I was a bit too late. If I get another nice series we could exchange some if you want.
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Post by joee30 on Feb 20, 2019 10:13:38 GMT -8
luehdorf. For sure! I would love to trade some of my local butterflies from some from China.  |
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Post by Paul K on Apr 11, 2019 7:52:05 GMT -8
Can anyone report any sightings of A.midea as of yet in S.Pensylvania?
I suppose it is still too cold there as we have snow showers here in Ontario today.
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Post by leptraps on Apr 11, 2019 8:34:16 GMT -8
The Pierids began flying yesterday in numbers here in central Kentucky.
Pieris virginiensis, Anthocharis midea, Colias eurytheme and Pieris rapae.
Blues and Swallowtails are out in numbers as well.
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. For the closest spot you have to drive to South Pennsylvania. Flying to Texas would be less time intensive. 
