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Unidentified - Pieris marginalis - male
Copyright © 2012 Nic Korte

Unidentified - Pieris marginalis - Male
Mesa County, Colorado, USA
August 4, 2012
Size: 1 1/2 to 2 inches
Photo taken at 8400 ft in a woodland area. There are aspen and oak nearby, but the insect was on low-lying plants near a stream bordered by willow and alder.
Contributed by Nic Korte on 8 August, 2012 - 3:56pm
Last updated 16 September, 2012 - 1:29pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 22 August, 2012 - 2:22am

Margined white
Pieris marginalis
… Paul Dennehy, 21 August, 2012 - 9:01am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2012 - 9:36pm

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