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).
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Submitted by: RaisingButterfl... (Todd Stout)
Region: United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2011
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Submitted by: RaisingButterfl... (Todd Stout)
Region: United States
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Submitted by: RaisingButterfl... (Todd Stout)
Region: United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2011
Observation date: Aug 22, 2011
Submitted by: Jdammarell
Region: Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 25, 2011
Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: Greg Dean
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 18, 2011
Observation date: Aug 08, 2010
Submitted by: Ed McAskill
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 18, 2011
Observation date: Aug 03, 2011
Submitted by: kbmccann50
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 09, 2011
Observation date: Aug 16, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Brock)
Region: El Dorado County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 10, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (William Bouton)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 18, 1967
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Sonoma County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 11, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Mariposa County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 01, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jim Brock)
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 22, 2010
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: paulopler
Verified date: Feb 10, 2011
Observation date: Jul 05, 1966
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 05, 1984
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 10, 1995
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 02, 1988
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 07, 2007
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 04, 1984
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 02, 1994
Submitted by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 19, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Deanna Beltranp)
Region: Canyon County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 26, 2010
Submitted by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA (Victor Insera)
Region: Whatcom County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: js97032@yahoo.com (Jennifer Sanders)
Region:
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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