Neophasia menapia
Common name: Pine White
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Neophasia menapia, the Pine White, can be found in WA,OR,ID,WY,SD,CA,NM,UT,NE,AZ,NM, and TX.
Favorite nectar plants include: Achillea and Cirsium
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
Host plants:
Abies balsamea
Abies grandis
Picea sitchensis
Pinus
Pinus contorta
Pinus contorta latifolia
Pinus edulis
Pinus jeffreyi
Pinus monticola
Pinus ponderosa
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Tsuga heterophylla
PD image courtesy of
USDA
CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer