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Checkered White ? - Pontia - female
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Checkered White ? - Pontia - Female
Linu Coulee, Potholes Wildlife Area, Grant County, Washington, USA
July 14, 2019
Size: 1 inch + or -
While walking along some vegetation looking for odes and butterflies I determined that the majority of the butterflies were Cabbage Butterflies but I did see at least 2 Checkered Whites (2).
Contributed by davedlj on 4 August, 2019 - 7:51pm
Last updated 18 August, 2019 - 4:20pm

Moved to Pontia sp. for expert identification.
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Ken Allison, 18 August, 2019 - 4:20pm

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