Neophasia terlooii

Neophasia terlooii, the Chiricahua white or Chiricahua pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in New Mexico,[1] in the high mountains of Arizona, and south into Mexico. The habitat consists of pine forests.[2]

Chiricahua white
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Neophasia
Species:
N. terlooii
Binomial name
Neophasia terlooii
Behr, 1869[1]
Synonyms
  • Leptalis terlooii
  • Neophasia terlootii Behr, 1889
  • Neophasia epyaxa Strecker, 1900
  • Archonias princetonia Strecker, 1900 (nom. nud.)
  • Neophasia terlootii var. princetionia Poling, 1900

The wingspan is 45–58 mm (1.8–2.3 in). Males are white and resemble Neophasia menapia.[3] Females are orange. On both, the upperside of the forewing has a black cell and costal margin. The tip of the wing is black with white spots. Adults are on wing from June to July and again from September to November in two generations per year. They feed on flower nectar and bird droppings in the forest understory.[2]

The larvae feed on various conifers, including Engelmann spruce, but mainly Pinus ponderosa. They live in a web and file out of it at night to feed. They pupate together in this web.[2]

References
  1. Neophasia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America
  3. Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0618153128


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