Neophasia terlooii
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Neophasia |
| Species: | N. terlooii |
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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,[2] in the high mountains of Arizona, and south into Mexico. Its habitat consists of forests of needled conifers of the family Pinaceae.[3] Its current conservation status is G4.[4]
Description
The males are white while the females are orange. On both, the upperside of the forewing has black cells and a costal margin. The tip of the wing is black with white spots. The wingspan is 45–58 mm (1.8–2.3 in). Males resemble Neophasia menapia.[5]
References
- ↑ "Neophasia terlooii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- 1 2 Neophasia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
- ↑ Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0618153128
External links
Media related to Neophasia terlooii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neophasia terlooii at Wikispecies