Once a year in April through mid-May there is a flight of West Virginia White in the mountains of WV. Toothworts are the preferred food plant. They can be identified via the lack of any spots on the forewings (although in rare instances spring Cabbage Whites don’t have spots) and strong, gray outlined veining on the ventral hindwing. I saw them while scouting for birds in the mid to high elevations of Nicholas and Pocahontas counties during the past weekend. I also saw some during the actual birding “Big Day’ on Saturday but my buddies reminded me to “concentrate on birds” (:> The West Virginia White ranges from northern Wisconsin through Ontario then down through the higher elevations of Pennsyvannia along the Appalachians and Great Smoky Mountains into northern Georgia. If you don’t see one within the week or so you’ll have to wait until next year.
