Rank Species | Genus Neophasia Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Euchloe ausonides, Pieris marginalis, Pontia occidentalis, Pontia beckerii | ||
Pine white neophasia menapia at cultus lake
Neophasia menapia, the pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the western United States and in southern British Columbia, Canada.
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It is mostly white with black veins and wing bars. The species is similar to Neophasia terlooii but their ranges only overlap in New Mexico.
The wingspan is 42 to 50 millimeters.
The host plants are Pinus species, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Abies balsamea, Abies grandis, and Picea sitchensis.
Neophasia menapia
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