Description

This beautifully patterned white and black pierid (with red edging on females) has perhaps the most graceful, floating flight on any North American butterfly. 

Habitat

Pine woodlands in the West.

Flight Period

July-Sept.

Caterpillar Foodplants

Pines (Pinus), including Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa).

Scientific Information

Scientific Name - Neophasia menapia