West Virginia White
Pieris virginiensis (W.H. Edwards, 1870)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Identification: Wings are translucent, whitish, with no yellowish tint underneath. Underside of hindwings with blurry brown or pale gray scaling along veins.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/8 inches (4.5 - 5.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol slowly to locate females. Eggs are laid singly on undersides of host plant leaves. Chrysalids hibernate on stems or plant litter under the plant.
Flight: In the North, one flight in May; in the South, one flight from April-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Toothworts (Dentaria diphylla and D. laciniata) in the mustard (Brassicaceae) family.
Adult Food: Flower nectar from toothworts, spring beauty, violets, and other plants.
Habitat: Moist deciduous woodlands or mixed woods.
Range: Northern Great Lakes states and from New England southwest along the Appalachians to north Georgia and northeast Alabama.
Conservation: A species of native, relatively undisturbed habitats. Declining due to timbering, development, and spread of garlic mustard (Alliaria officinalis).
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Control spread of garlic mustard. Ensure timbering intensity allows recovery of sufficient habitats on local scale.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Apr 23, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 23, 2019
Observation date: Apr 10, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 11, 2019
Observation date: Apr 07, 2019
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Roane County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 08, 2019
Observation date: Apr 06, 2019
Submitted by: J. Trapnell
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 07, 2019
Observation date: May 17, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jan 24, 2019
Observation date: Mar 17, 2011
Submitted by: Pierre Howard
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 01, 2018
Observation date: May 20, 2018
Submitted by: jvkopple2
Region: Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 09, 2018
Observation date: Apr 12, 2015
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 19, 2018
Observation date: May 09, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 13, 2018
Observation date: May 09, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 13, 2018
Observation date: May 08, 2018
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: May 12, 2018
Observation date: Apr 03, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 15, 2018
Observation date: Apr 11, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 15, 2018
Observation date: Apr 07, 2017
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 22, 2018
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Apr 21, 2015
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Apr 22, 2017
Submitted by: Holly Brinski
Region: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: Apr 17, 2017
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Apr 20, 2016
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 13, 2017
Observation date: May 10, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 11, 2017
Observation date: Apr 14, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 11, 2017
Observation date: Apr 14, 2016
Submitted by: JoseBonner
Region: Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Apr 02, 2017
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Apr 14, 2017
Observation date: Mar 04, 2017
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Smith County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 01, 2017
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