Neophasia menapia
Neophasia menapia, the pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the western United States and in southern British Columbia, Canada.
It is mostly white with black veins and wing bars. The species is similar to Neophasia terlooii but their ranges only overlap in New Mexico.
The wingspan is.
The host plants are Pinus species, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Abies balsamea, Abies grandis, and Picea sitchensis.
Neophasia menapia are a univoltine species that lay their eggs on live pine needles, as stated by a scientific research paper that details the differences between Neophasia.Subspecies
Subspecies include:
- Neophasia menapia menapia
- Neophasia menapia tau
- Neophasia menapia melanica Scott, 1981
- Neophasia menapia tehachapina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998
- Neophasia menapia megamenapia Austin, 1998
