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Type of white butterfly - Pieris marginalis - female
Copyright © 2012 Sandra Koski Jones

Type of white butterfly - Pieris marginalis - Female
Mendocino, Mendocino County, California, USA
April 27, 2012

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Type of white butterfly - Pieris marginalis - female Type of white butterfly - Pieris marginalis - female
Contributed by Sandra Koski Jones on 6 May, 2012 - 12:16am
Last updated 15 February, 2015 - 10:54am

Your veined white photos
Sandra Koski: I would like your permission to use all your veined white photos in an album in which are collected veined white photos. I am unable to get your email address, so ask you to contact me at davidrawlinson2@comcast.net. 11-11-2014.
… Charlyhorse, 11 November, 2014 - 8:50pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… Paul Dennehy, 18 May, 2012 - 10:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 11 May, 2012 - 11:21am

Pieris, not Pontia
In your area, I think Pieris marginalis is most likely. Females can be dark like this occasionally.
… Paul Dennehy, 8 May, 2012 - 1:13pm

 
Agreed
Yeah, you're right Paul. It definitely looks to be a P. marginalis. Thanks for the correction. Darn western butterflies. ;)
… Jason D. Roberts, 8 May, 2012 - 11:42pm

Pontia
Looks to be a Spring White, Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii. Another opinion would valuable though.
… Jason D. Roberts, 6 May, 2012 - 1:06pm

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