Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Florida White

Glutophrissa drusilla

Spanish: Blanca de Florida

Appias drusilla, the Florida white or tropical white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in tropical America from Brazil north to southern peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys and Antilles. It frequently visits coastal Texas and is a rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado. The habitat consists of tropical lowland evergreen or semideciduous forests. Most often recorded in Dec, Nov, Feb.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records3,201 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2021 – 2024

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2024-11-18 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-27 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-23 — observation by zihuadean
2021-12-23 — observation by rosita_rh
2021-02-15 — observation by daniel_brito

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Florida White (Glutophrissa drusilla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/glutophrissa-drusilla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.