Attributes of Appias drusilla
Florida White
Appias drusilla (Cramer, 1777)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Male is solid white on both upper and lower surfaces of wings except for a narrow edging of black along the forewing costal margin. Female has 2 forms: the dry-season form is all white; the wet season form has black along the forewing costal margin and a yellow-orange upper hindwing.
Wing Span: 2 1/8 - 3 inches (5.3 - 7.7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol with erratic flight, searching for females. Females lay single eggs at tips of developing host plant leaves. Caterpillars are shade-loving and feed during the night and on cloudy days.
Flight: Dry-season form from October-April, wet-season form from May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various plants in the family Putranjivaceae and family Brassicaceae, including Guiana plum (Drypetes lateriflora) and Limber Caper or Bayleaf Capertree (Capparis flexuosa) in Florida.
Adult Food: Flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including lantana and eupatorium.
Habitat: Tropical lowland evergreen or semideciduous forests.
Range: Tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Keys; Antilles. Frequently visits coastal Texas, rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado.
Conservation: Preserve hardwood hammock habitat in southern Florida.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Avoid mosquito fogging near this butterfly\'s habitat.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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November 09, 2011 | LLJohnson | Dominican Republic | April 19, 2013 | Details |
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February 15, 2013 | Doug Taron | Jalisco, Mexico | February 20, 2013 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | JG_Duquesnel | Monroe County, Florida, United States | October 27, 2011 | Details |
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August 08, 2011 | choyt | Texas, Medina County, United States | August 18, 2011 | Details |
| August 18, 1973 | legacy.reporter (Ronald S. Wielgus) | Pima County, Arizona, United States | January 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 18, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Carol Adams) | Grant County, Kansas, United States | October 24, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 2006 | legacy.reporter | Texas, United States, Victoria County | January 24, 2008 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | November 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | November 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | November 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | November 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | November 05, 2007 | Details | |
| April 13, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Rick Fleischer& Dale Clark) | Texas, United States, Wise County | April 02, 2007 | Details | |
| April 23, 1992 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, Missouri, United States | March 12, 2007 | Details | |
| September 26, 2006 | legacy.reporter | Jalisco, Mexico | January 31, 2007 | Details | |
| July 18, 2004 | legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas)) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | January 29, 2007 | Details | |
| October 28, 2004 | legacy.reporter (North American Butterfly Association (NABA) of South Texas)) | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | January 29, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pima County, Arizona, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Larimer County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Park County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | El Paso County, Colorado, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alachua County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brevard County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Broward County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Monroe County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Palm Beach County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Eliott Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Key Largo County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Matecumbe Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Marathon Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Big Pine Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sugarloaf Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Key West County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Stock Island County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Plantation Key County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Ellis County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Greenwood County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bourbon County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sinaloa, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sonora, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Tamaulipas, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Chihuahua, Mexico | December 31, 2004 | Details |
