Great Southern White
Ascia monuste
The Great Southern White is a medium-sized white butterfly of open coastal areas, gardens, roadsides, fields, and other sunny disturbed habitats in the Americas and Caribbean. Adults fly low and actively from flower to flower, feeding on nectar with a coiled proboscis, while the caterpillars feed on plants in the caper and mustard relatives. Males often patrol for mates and may gather at damp ground to take up salts. A notable feature is its strong sexual dimorphism: females usually show darker wing markings than the cleaner white males.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Great Southern White