Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)

Common Name:
Florida White

Synonyms:

Papilio drusilla (Cramer, 1777)

Currently the genera  has two species, Glutophrissa punctifera  and  G. drusilla with 8 subspecies recognized (Lamas, 2004).

Notes on the subgenus Glutophrissa, genus Appias, see Comstock, 1943.

About material described by Cramer, see Chainey, 2005.

Natural History:

G. drusilla can be observed in a variety of habitats. In Amazonas occur less frequently than Ascia monuste but is also observed in Lantana and Stachitarpheta.

Distribution:
Argentina; Brasil; Cuba; Jamaica; Perú; Quisqueya; United States

Color:
white

Habitat:
anthropogenic, forest edge, urban

Publications:

Comstock W.P. (1943):

Notes on the subgenus Glutophrissa, genus Appias (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). American Museum Novitates.: 1-6