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: Sep 07, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2021
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Region: Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Aug 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
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Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
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Verified date: Aug 25, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: Chris Carvalho
Region: Hood River County, Oregon, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
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Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2021
Submitted by: Hahalua
Region: Coos County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 21, 2021
Observation date: Aug 18, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Taos County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 12, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: MartyGiffen
Region: Inyo County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: joeschelling
Region: Cibola County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: hmseiver
Region: Sanders County, Montana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2021
Submitted by: Artemisia
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
Submitted by: glennfine
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 30, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2021
Submitted by: Chrustay
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: glennfine
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: Artemisia
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: Robert C. Turner
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jul 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: glennfine
Region: Siskiyou County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jul 16, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
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Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Nov 22, 2020
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