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List Of Butterflies Of North America (Pierinae)
Whites and sulphurs are small to medium-sized butterflies. Their wingspans range from 0.8 to 4.0 inches (2-10.2 cm). There are about 1,000 species worldwide with about 61 species in North America. Most whites and sulphurs are white, yellow, and orange with some black, and some may be various shades of gray green. Their flight is mostly slow and fluttering, but some of the larger species have quicker flights. Both males and females like to feed at flowers, while males also like to puddle on damp ground. Male whites and sulphurs locate females by patrolling. The eggs are spindle shaped and laid singly. Most of the long-slender larvae are green or yellow. The chrysalis is usually triangular or cone headed. It hangs upright supported by a silken loop around the middle. The overwintering varies with species. It may be larva, chrysalis, or adult. Subfamily Pierinae: whites * Pallid tilewhite, '' Hesperocharis costaricensis'' * Mexican dartwhite, '' Catasticta n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkered White Egg Megan McCarty34
Check (also checker, Brit: chequer) is a pattern of modified stripes consisting of crossed horizontal and vertical lines which form squares. The pattern typically contains two colours where a single checker (that is a single square within the check pattern) is surrounded on all four sides by a checker of a different colour. The pattern is commonly placed onto garments and is, in certain social contexts, applied to clothing which is worn to signify cultural or political affiliations. Such is the case with check in ska and on the keffiyeh. The pattern's all-pervasiveness and simple layout has lent to its practical usage in scientific experimentation and observation, optometry, technology (hardware and software), and as a symbol for responders to associate meaning with. Etymology The word is derived from the Persian language, ancient Persian word ' which means "king" in the Sasanian game of Shatranj; an old form of chess which is played on a squared board of alternating coloured che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appias Drusilla
''Appias drusilla'', the Florida white or tropical white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys and Antilles. It frequently visits coastal Texas and is a rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado. The habitat consists of tropical lowland evergreen or semideciduous forests. The wingspan is . Males are solid white on both the upper and lower surfaces of the wings except for a narrow edging of black along the forewing costal margin. The female has two forms: the dry-season form is all white and the wet-season form has black along the forewing costal margin and a yellow-orange upper hindwing. The dry-season form is on wing from October to April and the wet-season form from May to September. They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including ''Lantana'' and ''Eupatorium''. The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including ''Drypetes lateriflora'' and '' Cappar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieriballia Viardi
''Pieriballia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae erected by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1933. Its only species, ''Pieriballia viardi'', the painted white or viardi white, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests."Viardi White" ''Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes''. Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved January 10, 2020. The wingspan
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Ganyra Howarthi
''Ganyra howarthi'', Howarth's white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found along the coast in the southern half of Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. It is also found in extreme southern Arizona. The habitat consists of thorn forests and desert scrubs. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is . The upperside is white. The forewing has black wedges at the apex and outer margins and a black cell spot. The female forewing markings are more diffuse, with additional postmedian black spots. Adults are on wing year round in Baja California. They feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on '' Atamisquea emarginata'' in southern Arizona. References Pierini Butterflies described in 1915 {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganyra Josephina
''Ganyra josephina'', the giant white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas through Mexico and Central America to northern South America. The habitat consists of open, dry, subtropical forests. The wingspan is . The cell of the upper forewing of the male contains a prominent round black spot. The wet-season form of the female has a black cell spot and also some diffuse black postmedian spots. The veins are outlined with black near the wing margins. The dry-season form of the female is not so prominently marked. Adults are on wing from September to December in southern Texas. They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including ''Lantana'', ''Eupatorium'' and ''Bougainvillea''. The larvae feed on older leaves of Capparidaceae species. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognized: *''G. j. josephina'' *''G. j. josepha'' (Salvin & Godman, 1868) (southern Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) *''G. j. krugii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascia Monuste
''Ascia'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species ''Ascia monuste'', commonly known as the great southern white, In this species the sexes may differ with the female being either light or dark colored. It is found from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, and south to Argentina. It is migratory along the south-eastern coast of the United States, with strays to Maryland, Kansas, and Colorado. Larvae have distinct body segments within which there appears to be four to six subsegments. They are purplish-green with two longitudinal, greenish-yellow stripes on each side and the dorsal side. When full-grown, they are approximately one and a quarter inches long. The wingspan in adults is 63–86 mm. Adults are on wing all year round in southern Texas, peninsular Florida and along the Gulf Coast. ''A. monuste'' is a migrating species that moves in one direction within its life span and does not return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Rapae
''Pieris rapae'' is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known in Europe as the small white, in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, on several continents as the small cabbage white, and in New Zealand as the white butterfly. The butterfly is recognizable by its white color with small black dots on its wings, and it can be distinguished from '' P. brassicae'' by its larger size and the black band at the tip of its forewings. The caterpillar of this species, often referred to as the "imported cabbageworm", is a pest to crucifer crops such as cabbage, kale, bok choy and broccoli. ''Pieris rapae'' is widespread in Europe and Asia; it is believed to have originated in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Europe, and to have spread across Eurasia thanks to the diversification of brassicaceous crops and the development of human trade routes. Over the past two centuries, it spread to North Africa, North America, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Virginiensis
''Pieris virginiensis'', the West Virginia white, is a butterfly found in North America in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests. Forestry, development, and a highly-invasive species that it confuses with its host plant (Cardamine) are causing this species to decline. Along with the butterfly '' Pieris oleracea'', it is threatened by the invasive weed garlic mustard, ''Alliaria petiolata''. The butterflies, having not evolved to be familiar with the plant, confuse it with their host plants. The offspring laid on garlic mustard do not survive. It has translucent whitish wings of length 4.5–5.5 cm; the hindwing underside has brownish or pale gray scaling along the veins. Literary references In line 316 of ''Pale Fire'' by Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (russian: link=no, Владимир Владимирович Набоков ; 2 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Angelika
''Pieris angelika'' (Arctic white) is a cold-climate butterfly of the family Pieridae. Its main range is the Yukon, Northwest Territories, northwestern British Columbia, and Alaska. Its taxonomic name may change in the future, because it was described and named before 1983. Features Adult butterflies have an average wingspan of 33 to 42mm. Viewed from above, males are mostly white, with a thin black line in the costa and margin. Black shading can also be seen on the wings. The underside of the males can be a pale yellow, and are often seen with dark green veins. Females can be white or yellow and often exhibit dark scaling and patches along the veins. References angelica ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland, Lapland, and Greenland. They grow t ... Butterflies described in 1983 Insects of the Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Marginalis
''Pieris marginalis'' (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America as indicated by data collected by eButterfly. Life History Traits ''Pieris marginalis'' (margined white) is a canopy generalist who feeds on the plant family of Brassiceae. The species is unique as it has been seen near and away from disturbed habitat; indicating an adaptation for habitat generalization. References marginalis Butterflies described in 1861 Butterflies of North America Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieris Oleracea
''Pieris oleracea'', or more commonly known as the mustard white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae native to a large part of Canada and the northeastern United States. The nearly all-white butterfly is often found in wooded areas or open plains. There are two seasonal forms, which make it distinct from other similar species. Because of climate change, populations are moving further north. As indicated by the common name, ''P. oleracea'' adults and larvae primarily feed on plants in the mustard family, ''Brassicaceae''. The species is threatened by the rapid, and monoculture-forming, spread of the invasive species ''Alliaria petiolata'', which is toxic to larvae. Populations of ''P. oleracea'' have been declining.https://etd.ohiolink.edu/!etd.send_file?accession=wright1431882480&disposition=inline It may be that this butterfly is slowly adapting to garlic mustard. However, it may not be a fast enough process to ensure its survival, due to the high level of aggression on the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontia Occidentalis
''Pontia occidentalis'', the western white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Western North America. The wingspan is 38 to 53 millimeters. The host plants are from the mustard or cabbage family, Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leav .... The caterpillars eat especially the flowers, buds and fruit. In the north of the range, one generation flies in June and July; in the south two generations fly from May to August. External links Butterflies and Moths of North-America occidentalis Butterflies of North America Fauna of California Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands Butterflies described in 1866 Taxa named by Tryon Reakirt {{Pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
