Bug FAQGreen-eyed White
Leptophobia aripa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae
Also called: Common Green-eyed White
Source: Wikipedia
The common green-eyed white butterfly lives from Mexico through South America and occasionally reaches southern Texas. Adults sip nectar from many flowers, while the caterpillars eat Brassicaceae plants such as cabbage, which can harm garden crops.
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Where it lives
It lives in Mexico, Central America and South America and sometimes wanders into southern Texas.
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What it eats
Adults feed on flower nectar from species such as Emilia sonchifolia, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa. The larvae feed on Brassicaceae plants, including cultivated cabbage.
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Life cycle
The species has several generations each year and the broods overlap.
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Lookalikes
It is the butterfly Leptophobia aripa, a member of the Pieridae family.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants do the caterpillars eat?
The caterpillars feed on Brassicaceae species such as cabbage.
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Where might I see this butterfly?
It is found in Mexico, Central and South America and can stray into southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Pieridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophobia_aripa
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