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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 04, 2009
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2009
Observation date: Apr 18, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Connors)
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2009
Observation date: Apr 23, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Donna Race)
Region: Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Apr 17, 2009
Observation date: Mar 20, 2009
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Apr 06, 2009
Observation date: Apr 27, 2008
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis (Howell Curtis)
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Mar 18, 2009
Observation date: Apr 07, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita Venable)
Region: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: May 05, 2008
Observation date: Apr 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Spicer, Scott Spicer)
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: May 05, 2008
Observation date: Apr 22, 2007
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry)
Region: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry)
Verified date: Dec 28, 2007
Observation date: Apr 02, 2005
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 14, 2007
Observation date: Apr 09, 2005
Submitted by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Region: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny)
Verified date: Dec 14, 2007
Observation date: Apr 11, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nelson Dobbs)
Region: Floyd County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Aug 30, 2007
Observation date: Apr 09, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James Flynn)
Region: Georgia, Towns County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Jul 18, 2007
Observation date: Mar 22, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael E. Hodge)
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Apr 27, 2007
Observation date: Apr 27, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Spicer)
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Mar 28, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
Observation date: Apr 02, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita Venable)
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
Observation date: Apr 10, 2002
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Jan 30, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Madison County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Jan 29, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright (David Wright)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: Apr 22, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard Connors, Rita Venable)
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen Stedman)
Verified date: Jan 08, 2007
Observation date: Apr 01, 2006
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Region: White County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stephen stedman (Stephen J. Stedman)
Verified date: Nov 29, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: harrylegrand (Harry LeGrand)
Verified date: Oct 25, 2006
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