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 30, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Margaret Higbee)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Pickett County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Apr 07, 2013
Submitted by: bjones7777
Region: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Apr 08, 2013
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Russell County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Feb 04, 2013
Observation date: Mar 17, 2012
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Sara Bright)
Region: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: May 04, 2010
Submitted by: highvirginiaoutdoors
Region: Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2012
Observation date: Apr 02, 2012
Submitted by: Joshua Spence
Region: Murray County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 16, 2012
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: khemeon
Region: Bennington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: May 16, 2012
Observation date: Apr 08, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Rhea County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 29, 2012
Observation date: Apr 14, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2012
Observation date: Apr 13, 2012
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2012
Observation date: Apr 02, 2012
Submitted by: Trailmaker
Region: Jefferson County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Apr 15, 2012
Observation date: Mar 31, 2012
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 12, 2012
Observation date: Mar 29, 2012
Submitted by: Marty Silver
Region: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Apr 11, 2012
Observation date: Apr 01, 2012
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2012
Observation date: Mar 27, 2012
Submitted by: HHowell
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman
Verified date: Apr 03, 2012
Observation date: Apr 26, 2011
Submitted by: Critter
Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2012
Observation date: May 07, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: Apr 16, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Roger Pease)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 08, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Barbara Spencer)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 30, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mark Fairbrother)
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
Observation date: May 12, 2011
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Model)
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: sharonstichter2 (MBC Recordkeeper)
Verified date: Jan 01, 2012
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