Gray Marble

Resident in western North America (Scott 1986): southern Oregon, much of California and northern Baja peninsula. Habitats are OPEN WOODLAND CANYONS. Host plants are usually herbaceous with most known hosts largely restricted to a few species in one family, CRUCIFERAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as pupae. There is one flight each year with the approximate flight time MAR1-MAY31 depending on latitude (Scott 1986).

Anthocharis lanceolata, the gray marble, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. Its range is the west coast of United States and Canada.