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).
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: skywatcher
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Jul 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 28, 2010
Submitted by: sandyleapt
Region: Wasco County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Nov 29, 2013
Observation date: Sep 13, 2013
Submitted by: swittwa
Region: Pierce County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 29, 2013
Observation date: Aug 12, 2013
Submitted by: SouthCountryGuy
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Sep 16, 2013
Observation date: Sep 02, 2013
Submitted by: RA
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Sep 16, 2013
Observation date: Aug 31, 2013
Submitted by: albicaulis
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 13, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: swordmaker1968
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: swordmaker1968
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: MTmariposa
Region: Missoula County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 14, 2013
Observation date: Aug 24, 2012
Submitted by: Mike Hofmann
Region: Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: kdg54ca7775
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Norbert Kondla
Verified date: Aug 06, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: swittwa
Region: Skagit County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Dec 17, 2012
Observation date: Sep 08, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Eureka County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 12, 2063
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. F. Lesser)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 01, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 09, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. Vernon-R. Langston)
Region: Lander County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 06, 2061
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 31, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Storey County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 18, 2063
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. F. Lesser)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 29, 2062
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. F. Lesser)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 08, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ray Stanford)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Sep 05, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (George T. Austin)
Region: Elko County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Aug 08, 2062
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (J. F. Lesser)
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
Observation date: Jul 29, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (William S. Swisher)
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport)
Verified date: Dec 01, 2012
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