Neophasia terlooii

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]

Chiricahua white
Scientific 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

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

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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