Biology:Neophasia terlooii
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Chiricahua white | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Neophasia |
| Species: | N. terlooii
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| Binomial name | |
| Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869[1]
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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,[1] in the high mountains of Arizona, and south into Mexico. The habitat consists of forests of needled conifers - Family Pinaceae.[2]
The wingspan is 45–58 mm (1.8–2.3 in). Males are white and resemble Neophasia menapia.[3]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Neophasia, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ↑ Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN:0618153128
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3348926 entry
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