Orange Wing (Mellilla xanthometata)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Delaware County, Ohio

Orange Wing

Mellilla xanthometata (Walker, 1862)

Orange Wing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Mellilla
Near Delaware County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (34)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (43)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Orange Wing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County76 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County35 · Season shown
Hancock County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County27 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Delaware County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 38 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Delaware County · records of all species each week, 21,087 in all

Records per week from 38 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Orange Wing in Delaware County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orange WingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100075
Jan 11–170035
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–310028
Feb 1–70033
Feb 8–140056
Feb 15–210038
Feb 22–280036
Mar 1–70073
Mar 8–1400118
Mar 15–2100111
Mar 22–2800120
Mar 29 – Apr 400208
Apr 5–1100304
Apr 12–1821810
Apr 19–2511622
Apr 26 – May 211561
May 3–922539
May 10–1600620
May 17–2311560
May 24–3000640
May 31 – Jun 622751
Jun 7–1322746
Jun 14–2022593
Jun 21–2731623
Jun 28 – Jul 431725
Jul 5–1100597
Jul 12–1822785
Jul 19–2563848
Jul 26 – Aug 133646
Aug 2–822665
Aug 9–1500612
Aug 16–2232684
Aug 23–2933775
Aug 30 – Sep 500782
Sep 6–12001,111
Sep 13–1900827
Sep 20–2600663
Sep 27 – Oct 300686
Oct 4–1000576
Oct 11–1700411
Oct 18–2400350
Oct 25–3100245
Nov 1–700181
Nov 8–1400112
Nov 15–2100101
Nov 22–280093
Nov 29 – Dec 50055
Dec 6–120039
Dec 13–190056
Dec 20–260039
Dec 27 – Jan 20086

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to late August, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 834 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 424 dates. Latest record: September 2025.

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Records of Orange Wing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orange WingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–115126,860
Apr 12–1832739,925
Apr 19–2516541,623
Apr 26 – May 221556,391
May 3–923852,952
May 10–1612653,785
May 17–2316757,698
May 24–3012554,651
May 31 – Jun 614453,099
Jun 7–1313653,700
Jun 14–2022756,625
Jun 21–2726855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 438858,477
Jul 5–1141861,336
Jul 12–1866964,722
Jul 19–251341069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1981059,416
Aug 2–858859,712
Aug 9–1537855,994
Aug 16–2267954,328
Aug 23–2958851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 516657,167
Sep 6–125459,075
Sep 13–192254,543
Sep 20–260045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 30043,180
Oct 4–100037,841
Oct 11–170030,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–310019,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-April to late August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 833 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No records here are marked as caterpillars yet, so there is no caterpillar season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: no record
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in October to February, 2016 to 2025.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 825 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed48%49%
Forest37%31%
Farmland12%11%
Wetland3%5%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%

From 467 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

834 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.