Great Southern White

Ascia monuste

Summary 6

The Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) is the only species of butterfly of the genus Ascia of the Pieridae family. In this species the sexes may differ with the female being either light or dark colored. It is found from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, south through tropical America to Argentina. Migratory along the south-eastern coast of the United States, with strays to Maryland, Kansas, and Colorado.

North american ecology (us and canada) 7

Resident in south Florida and Texas straying north (Scott 1986). Habitats are OPEN SUBTROPICAL AREAS. Host plants are usually herbaceous and include species from many families, including CRUCIFERAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly or in clusters. There are multiple flights all year long in southern Florida and Texas (Scott 1986).

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/finaticphotography/8081682504/
  2. (c) 2011 Philip Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=372729&one=T
  3. (c) D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Pierinae/Ascia_m_monuste/06-SRNP-46745-DHJ417567.jpg
  4. (c) D.H. Janzen and W. Hallwachs, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Pierinae/Ascia_m_monuste/90-SRNP-1980-DHJ13175.jpg
  5. (c) krobertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.dev.morphbank.net/?id=589619&imgType=jpg
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascia_monuste
  7. (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/17780286

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