| Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) | ||||
| Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) | ||||
| Common Name | Abundance |
Habitat |
Season |
|
| Checkered
White Pontia protodice |
 |
R |
Disturbed fields, alfalfa fields and waste lots. Mainly small colonies if you know where to look. |
Spring Summer Fall |
| West
Virginia White Pieris virginiensis |
 |
U |
Wooded slopes in the mountains and cove forests. Mountain forests with rich soils with an a abundance of wildflowers especially toothworts | Spring |
| Cabbage
White Pieris rapae |
 |
A |
Open county, fields, gardens found just about anywhere. | Spring Summer Fall |
| Great
Southern White Ascia monuste |
 |
S |
Coastal areas, dunes, tidal marshes and gardens. | Summer Fall |
| Olympia
Marble Euchloe olympia |
 |
R |
Partly open scrub oak/pine areas with exposed shale and shale barrens. | Spring |
| Falcate
Orangetip Anthocharis midea |
 |
C |
Moist woodlands, woodland openings and riparian habitats. | Spring |
| Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice |
 |
C |
Open areas, meadows, cultivated fields, roadsides and gardens. | Spring Summer Fall |
| Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme |
 |
C |
Open areas, meadows, cultivated fields, roadsides and gardens. | Spring Summer Fall |
| Pink-edged
Sulphur Colias interior |
 |
U |
Boggy and scrubby areas, rocky balds in WV. | Summer |
| Southern
Dogface Colias cesonia |
 |
S |
Open areas, brushy fields, roadsides and weedy pastures. | Summer Fall |
| Cloudless
Sulphur Phoebis sennae |
 |
A |
Widely found in all types of open areas and cultivated fields. | Spring Summer Fall |
| Orange-barred
Sulphur Phoebis philea |
 |
S |
Gardens, parks, fields, forest edges and open woodlands. | Summer Fall |
| Large
Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe |
 |
S |
Tropical habitats, open areas, meadows, pastures, roadsides and gardens. | Summer Fall |
| Barred Yellow Eurema daira |
 |
S |
Dry disturbed areas, scrubs and fields. Mainly from the deep south and mid-western US. | Summer Fall |
| Little Yellow Eurema lisa |
 |
U |
Widely found in all types of open areas and cultivated fields. | Summer Fall |
| Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe |
 |
A |
Widely found in all types of open areas and cultivated fields. | Spring Summer Fall |
| Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole |
 |
S |
Dry disturbed areas, scrubs and fields. Mainly from the deep south and mid-western US. | Summer Fall |
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