It frequently visits coastal Texas and is a rare stray to Nebraska and Colorado.

The habitat consists of tropical lowland evergreen or semideciduous forests.

Males are solid white on both the upper and lower surfaces of the wings except for a narrow edging of black along the forewing costal margin.

They feed on flower nectar from a variety of weeds and garden plants including Lantana and Eupatorium.

[2] The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Drypetes lateriflora and Capparis flexuosa in Florida.