Nathalis iole (Pieridae) in the southeastern United States and the Bahamas

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This article describes Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur) in the southeastern United States, beginning with museum collections and “older” literature. At the time of the writing, it was believed that the species invaded Florida from Cuba and invaded the Bahamas from Cuba or Florida. The author also describes the species’ occurrence in the mainland as being three distinct geographic “segregates”—Southeastern, Central, and Pacific. The author suggests that the Southeastern segregate is nonmigratory and does not range northward, the Central segregate ranges far northward and is probably migratory, and the Pacific segregate does not range northward and may be slightly migratory.

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CSE-style citation: Clench HK. 1976. Nathalis iole (Pieridae) in the southeastern United States and the Bahamas. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 30(2):121-126. Available at: http://images.peabody.yale.edu/lepsoc/jls/1970s/1976/1976-30(2)121-Clench.pdf.