Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cross-barred White

Itaballia demophile

Spanish: Mariposa blanca de bandas negras

Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from the southern United States, and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland. Most often recorded in Nov, Feb, Mar, Dec.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records6 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records1,066 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2022 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-02-06 — observation by zihuadean
2025-03-08 — observation by shawneen
2024-11-14 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-27 — observation by zihuadean
2023-11-07 — observation by siouxsieslvt
2022-11-02 — observation by zihuadean

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

Cite as: “Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/itaballia-demophile/, 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.