Neophasia menapia
Encyclopedia
The Pine White is a butterfly
in the family Pieridae
. It is found in western USA and in southern British Columbia
.
It is mostly white with black vines and wing bars. Similar to Neophasia terlooii
but ranges only overlap in New Mexico
.
The wingspan
is 42 to 50 millimeters.
The host plants are Pinus sp., Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Tsuga heterophylla, Abies balsamea, Abies grandis, and Picea sitchensis.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the family Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
. It is found in western USA and in southern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
It is mostly white with black vines and wing bars. Similar to Neophasia terlooii
Neophasia terlooii
Neophasia terlooii, the Chiricahua White, Chiricahua White or Chiricahua Pine White, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in New Mexico, the high mountains of Arizona, south into Mexico. The habitat consists of pine forests.The wingspan is . Males are white and resemble Neophasia...
but ranges only overlap in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 42 to 50 millimeters.
The host plants are Pinus sp., Pseudotsuga taxifolia, Tsuga heterophylla, Abies balsamea, Abies grandis, and Picea sitchensis.
External links
- Pine White, Butterflies and Moths of North-America