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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) » Pieris » Margined White - Hodges#4195 (Pieris marginalis)
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Margined White - Pieris marginalis
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Margined White - Pieris marginalis
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
May 16, 2009
I tried to get a shot of the back of the wings. Obviously, I wasn't successful. Any chance of an ID from the undersides??
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 17 May, 2009 - 6:58pm
Last updated 18 May, 2009 - 7:01am

location makes it P. marginalis
Of course I'm not convinced that P. marginalis, oleracea, and angelica are really different species, but that's another discussion. The western species in the U.S. is P. marginalis, which varies seasonally and somewhat from place to place in degree of yellow and strenght of dark markings.
… David J. Ferguson, 18 May, 2009 - 3:21am login or register to post comments

Closer to P. oleracea?
I think it better matches the Mustard White. One of the reasons being the bright orange-yellow area on the top part of the hindwing.

Replying to "Any chance of an ID from the undersides??"
The underside is not a bad thing (most butterflies can be indentified from underside or upperside alone) and the underside can be better for I.D. in some cases.
… James Bailey, 17 May, 2009 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

Try Pieris marginalis, that l
Try Pieris marginalis, that looks close
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 17 May, 2009 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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