Pine White
Neophasia menapia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Upperside of forewing has a mostly all white cell and black band along costal margin. Underside of hindwing has black veins. Female resembles male but is duller; hindwings often with red edges and tinged with yellow.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 inches (4.5 - 5.8 cm).
Life History: Males patrol near host trees for females. Eggs are laid stuck together in a row on a conifer needle. Caterpillars feed in groups when they are young and move apart when they are older. Caterpillars pupate at the base of the host tree after descending from the tree on a silken thread. Eggs hibernate.
Flight: One flight June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Needles of various conifers including pines (Pinus species), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and true firs (Abies species).
Adult Food: Flower nectar including rabbitbrush, other yellow-flowered composites, and monarda.
Habitat: Western coniferous forests.
Range: British Columbia east to Alberta, south through Rocky Mountain states and California to Mexico; range just extends into western South Dakota and western Nebraska.
Conservation: Not usually needed.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Caterpillar outbreaks occasionally defoliate ponderosa pine stands (Pinus ponderosa).
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: Aat
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 02, 2019
Submitted by: Aat
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: herobiscuit
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 12, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 19, 2021
Submitted by: TJ Hyde
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: Cabincreek7321
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Sep 05, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Teller County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2022
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 18, 2022
Submitted by: tjay13
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 18, 2022
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 12, 2022
Submitted by: StacyN
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: Samela95437
Region: Mendocino County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 24, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Alpine County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 31, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Tuolumne County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 13, 2021
Observation date: Jul 28, 2004
Submitted by: natureali
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: lguez
Region: Crook County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
Observation date: Sep 09, 2021
Submitted by: Denmarkguy
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 10, 2021
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