North American Butterfly
TEXAS Specimen

The Falcate Orangetip

What: Paramidea midea

Sex: Female and Male [Coming soon]

City: Spring, Texas

County: Harris

How: Caught while flying on borders of a power cut.

When: March 2002

Who: Robert J. Nuelle, III

Comments: These were the first we ever saw of this species. It is typically only seen in early spring. The males have a striking orange spot on the forewings, the underside of both sexes is marbled with a greenish pattern.
Female Dorsal View
Female Ventral View
Male Dorsal View
Male Ventral View
Male - Female Dorsal Views
Male - Female Ventral Views
This page created on 1/31/2001 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.
This page modified on 2/17/2003 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.