Neophasia menapia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859) |
Status: Rare resident. |
Flight Period(s): There is one mid-late summer flight. Limited records place it’s flight dates from 24 July – 18 August. |
Range: The Pine White inhabits southern British Columbia and Alberta southeast through Wyoming and south into New Mexico and northern California. In Nebraska it has been found in the Pine Ridge areas of the northwestern most counties. |
Larval Hostplant(s): Ponderosa (Pinus ponderosa) and other pines. |
Overwinter: As an egg. |
Commentary/Habitat: Literature suggests this species was common in the early half of the 1900s. More recently it has been seldom encountered, being last reported in late July of 1998 by Jim Reiser and Steve Spomer. Unless visiting flowers near the ground Pine Whites usually fly lazily high in pine trees. |
Similar Species: Cabbage, Western and Checkered Whites. |