Pieris virginiensis
| West Virginia white | |
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| On wild mustard | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Pierini |
| Genus: | Pieris |
| Species: | P. virginiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pieris virginiensis Edwards, 1870 | |
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Pieris virginiensis, the West Virginia white, is a relatively common butterfly found in North America in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests.
It has translucent whitish wings of length 4.5–5.5 cm; the hindwing underside has brownish or pale gray scaling along the veins.
References
- US Geological Survey: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: West Virginia White Butterfly
- BugGuide: Species Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia White
- Pieris
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