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Western White - Hodges#4194 (Pontia occidentalis)
Photo#709321
Copyright © 2012
John F. Carr
White with black on purple -
Pontia occidentalis
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Lassen Volcanic National Park, Tehama County, California, USA
August 30, 2012
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Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 29 September, 2012 - 5:10pm
Last updated 5 October, 2012 - 9:08pm
I'm going to say "close", but no cigar
I'm pretty sure this is
Pontia occidentalis
, and it is male. Definitely belongs in the "Batterfly" category though (I need to remember that! - could be a fly in a kitchen too though :0). He doesn't look old though, so maybe it was a bird attack (?).
Moved from
Butterflies (excluding skippers)
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 5 October, 2012 - 9:06pm
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Thanks for straightening me out, David.
Well, I did get the battered part right. Sometimes I refer to these as "on sale" butterflies, i.e 20% off.
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Ron Hemberger
, 5 October, 2012 - 10:14pm
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Brokeoff butterfly
An appropriate find from Brokeoff Mountain.
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John F. Carr
, 5 October, 2012 - 10:01pm
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Checkered White, female
I would classify this as a batterfly.
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Ron Hemberger
, 29 September, 2012 - 11:23pm
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