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: Aug 03, 2024
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Douglas County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
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Observation date: Aug 07, 2024
Submitted by: Buddy Mays
Region: Crook County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 09, 2024
Observation date: Aug 03, 2024
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Garfield County, Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 09, 2024
Observation date: Jul 31, 2024
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 05, 2024
Observation date: Jul 26, 2024
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Aug 02, 2024
Observation date: Jul 16, 2024
Submitted by: topper72
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 17, 2024
Observation date: Sep 09, 2023
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 15, 2023
Observation date: Sep 12, 2023
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Mono County, California, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Sep 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 21, 2023
Submitted by: Paul C. Agidius
Region: Latah County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: stevekohler
Verified date: Sep 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 20, 2023
Submitted by: Varn
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2023
Submitted by: Lupine1
Region: Pierce County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 29, 2023
Submitted by: NatashaG
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 09, 2023
Observation date: Jul 25, 2023
Submitted by: Thom Garrett
Region: Missoula County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 28, 2023
Observation date: Jul 25, 2023
Submitted by: Amanda and Graham
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Jul 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 19, 2023
Submitted by: Marta Reece
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: La Plata County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Feb 19, 2023
Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: J_Martineau
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Verified date: Jan 04, 2023
Observation date: Jul 12, 2022
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Otero County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Jan 02, 2023
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: NikkiM
Region: Yellowstone National Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Oct 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2012
Submitted by: J Rachwalski
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 23, 2022
Observation date: Sep 21, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 21, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Ewart
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
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