West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)

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DISTRIBUTION in North Carolina: Restricted to the mountains (and South Mountains in the Piedmont foothills), where found from low elevations (below 2000 feet in Polk County) to over 4000 feet (Macon County) and where recorded from all but two counties.
ABUNDANCE in North Carolina: Fairly common to common, at least locally, in the southern and central mountains. It is much less numerous, and generally uncommon, in the northern mountains.
FLIGHT PERIOD in North Carolina: Single-brooded, with a moderately narrow flight period: primarily mid-April, rarely late March, to late May, very rarely to early June.
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Distribution, abundance, flight period, and map information provided by Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina.
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/23/07 · Watauga County, NC · male
(same White as below)
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/23/07 · Watauga County, NC · male
(same White as above)
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/23/07 · Watauga County, NC
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/23/06 · Ashe County, NC · female
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/20/06 · Watauga County, NC
female oviposting on Rockcress sp.
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis) 04/20/06 · Watauga County, NC · egg