-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

-Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

-Tribe Pierini

-Subtribe Pierina

-Genus Ascia

-Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

-Ascia monuste ssp. monuste

Males are whitish with black forewing apex, females are white or smoky gray with a black forewing cell spot. The caterpillar features a mottled gray body with five orange/yellow longitudinal bands. Antennae have blue tips. Adult Food: Nectar from many species of flowers including saltwort, lantana, and verbena. Habitat: Salt marshes, coastal dunes, open fields, and gardens.