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Florida White
Butterfly.--The hind wings of the male on the under side, which is not shown in the plate, are very pale saffron. The under side of the wings in the female is pearly-white, marked with bright orange-yellow at the base of the primaries. A melanic form of the female sometimes occurs in which the wings are almost wholly dull blackish on both sides.
Early Stages.--We know, as yet, but little of these.
The insect is universally abundant in the tropics of America, and occurs in southern Florida.