Another Very Small Butterfly

April 9, 2025

Perched on a Bi-color Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia f. priceana), sipping its nectar. One of just a few flowers that are available during their season of flying, in early spring.

This, a male Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea). The male has orange tips on the dorsal side of its wings. The female looks similar to the male, white with black speckles, but without the orange tips. Another of the small butterflies with a wingspan of 1.375 to 1.5 inches.

As adults these butterflies have a lifespan of 6 to 10 days.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.