Florida White

Description:

Photo take at my backyard small all white butterfly about 4 cm wingspan whit a yellow stripe right where the wings grow. Male is solid white on both upper and lower surfaces of wings except for a narrow edging of black along the forewing costal margin. Female has 2 forms: the dry-season form is all white; the wet season form has black along the forewing costal margin and a yellow-orange upper hindwing.

Habitat:

Tropical lowland evergreen or semideciduous forests.Tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Keys; Antilles. Frequently visits coastal Texas, rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado