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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Whites (Pierinae) » Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites, Albatrosses (Pierini) » Checkered Whites (Pontia) » Checkered White - Hodges#4193 (Pontia protodice)
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white butterfly - Pontia protodice - male
Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Burishkin

white butterfly - Pontia protodice - Male
San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 22 July, 2006 - 1:30pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… A.W. Thomas, 9 December, 2006 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

Probably Checked White (male)
I'm seeing a lot of these recently, often on mustard as yours is. If you're in Orange County, email me, as I'm shooting about every day.

Check:
… Ron Hemberger, 22 July, 2006 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
I think
I took this one in the San Bernardino National Forest. I am not in California any more. I was about 2 weeks ago.
… Jonathan Burishkin, 22 July, 2006 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
So the eagle has returned to the nest
Boy, you were busy out here, soaring with the butterflies. With butterflies, location is very important, plus it's relatively easy to get lists (USGS) by county.

After checking Butterflies Through Binoculars, I'm confident I made the right call. There are also a Spring White, Becker's White, and perhaps Mustard White in the area. I haven't seen any of these in the flesh(scales?), but none looks remotely like yours. Only other white is Cabbage, and that isn't it.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 July, 2006 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Edit
Added correct location info
… Chuck Entz, 22 July, 2006 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

...
(repeated my comment in error; disregard.)
… Ron Hemberger, 22 July, 2006 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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