Neophasia terlooii

Chiricahua white
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Neophasia terlooii, the Chiricahua white, Chiricahua pine white, or Mexican 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 forests of needled conifers - Family Pinaceae.[2]

The wingspan is 45–58 mm (1.8–2.3 in). Males are white and resemble Neophasia menapia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 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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