It was an incredibly successful day in our butterfly house! We had a total of 12 great southern white butterflies emerge, with many more to go. I know I have said this a million times before, but it is incredible to hold a new species, especially when they hang out for a very long time, letting you take a ton of photographs. My daughter even had an opportunity to hold a few at a time.

The great southern white is among the pieridae/whites and sulphur family. The male is white with black forewing apex, while the female is a dirty white to gray with black forewing apex and black forewing cell spot. I have also read that the female become more grayish during the wet season. Their wingspan is about 45-58 mm and can be found in every county in Florida.