ONH Insects - Pine White

Neophasia menapia

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1 - Pine White, Neophasia menapia.
09/24/2006 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington
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2 - Pine White.
08/25/2006 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington
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3 - Pine White.
08/25/2006 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington
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4 - A Pine White caught by a Goldenrod Crab Spider. These spiders lie in wait in flowers.
08/31/2006 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington
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5 - Pine White.
09/11/2006 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington
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6 - Pine White.
08/26/2017 Site of the former Lake Mills, Olympic National Park, Washington

Pine Whites were flooding the parkway between Port Angeles and Heart ‘o’ the Hills in late August 2006. We saw a dozen at a time out the windshield.

Pine Whites settle with the wings folded, making a photograph of the dorsal side difficult.

If you see one with its wings spread—especially if it’s holding suspiciously still—look for a crab spider (slide 4).