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Pine White

Neophasia menapia

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized pale blue, pale brown veined butterfly.

Habitat:

Found at high altitude in a mixed forest.

Notes:

No good picture of the wings open. The flower in the first picture seems very strangely colored, this is because the lens was too close and shaded the flower from the flash. The butterfly may in fact be white, it just may appear blue due to the flash light being a high K.

Species ID Suggestions

Pine White

Neophasia menapia

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
Stephanie R.
The pattern on the wings is really interesting!
bayucca
Pieridae, Pierinae, Pierini, Aporiinae, Neophasia menapia, male. http://bugguide.net/node/view/499466/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/499465/bgpage

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedAugust 29, 2014

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