A Pieris? - Phoebis agarithe

Phoebis agarithe

That white color faked y'all out. It's really a Sulphur.

Moved from Whites.

… David J. Ferguson, 25 November, 2008 - 5:15pm

correction

Thanks very much, David. I believe you got it.

… rapitman, 4 December, 2008 - 2:37am

Just before the frost

Hello rapitman - coincidence we're both in Austin - more Austin butterflies can be seen at my site http://tdaustin.com/

… Timothy Cannell Davis, 5 December, 2008 - 7:39am

your site

Hi Timothy, nice site you have. Great butterfly photos!

… rapitman, 6 December, 2008 - 8:36am

In Flight

So seldom do you capture one in flight. Very dynamic shot!

… Timothy Cannell Davis, 7 December, 2008 - 1:40pm

I don't think it's a checkered white

I would lean more towards something like Ascia monuste, it definitely looks like one of "tropical" species to me.

The upper side actually reminds me most of a white form female of a sulphur in the genus phoebis, but if this were the case there should be some markings on the underside.

… Mike Hofmann, 26 October, 2008 - 2:40am

A bit odd

I'd say Checkered White (Pontia protodice), a female. Dark markings are too heavy for Cabbage White, but there is that troubling dot in the front wing. (A check of butterfliesandmoths.org for your county, plus Butterflies through Binoculars The West failed to turn up any other real candidates, as far as I could tell.)

… Ron Hemberger, 24 October, 2008 - 8:37pm

mystery butterfly

Many thanks, Ron.

… rapitman, 25 October, 2008 - 12:55pm

My Guide Book

My guide book, Kaufman's, lists a Howarth's White, Ganyra howarthi, and says this about it:
"Above white with conspicuous black cell spot. Female often has marginal and submarginal black markings on forewing." It lists that it strays into Southeast Arizona from Mexico, but Texas doesn't seem that far away for a hardy stray. I don't see any in the Guide or I'd put up an image to compare yours with.

… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 26 October, 2008 - 5:31am

Images

http://www.mariposasmexicanas.com/ganyra_howarthi.htm

… John R. Maxwell, 27 October, 2008 - 6:39pm

Thanks John, but I see little

Thanks John, but I see little similarity.

… rapitman, 27 October, 2008 - 7:22pm

I agree

but people were looking for images, so...

… John R. Maxwell, 27 October, 2008 - 8:01pm

Oh. Thanks again.

… rapitman, 27 October, 2008 - 8:32pm

Mike and Kenneth, thanks for

Mike and Kenneth, thanks for your comments. I looked at your suggestions in several books at the University library today, but did not find a match with my images. For now, I think my mystery butterfly remains unsolved.

… rapitman, 27 October, 2008 - 6:11pm