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New Mexico, United States
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Pontia protodice. Searight Park, Austin. These will be fairly common butterflies later in the year.
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Arizona, United States
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Pontia protodice, Family Pieridae (Whites and Yellows). This one was in my front yard around 4:40 PM. More detail is in the
large view.This species ranges in the southern United States (irregular farther north), with three broods occurring from March through November.Says
bugguide.net/node/view/3557: "Larvae feed on mustard family (Brassicaceae), including Cabbage (
Brassica oleraceae) as well as caper family (Capparidaceae) including Rocky Mountain Bee-plant (
Cleome serrulata).
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Sunset Valley, Texas, United States
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Flower Mound, Texas, United States
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Checkered white,
Pontia protodice, Family Pieridae. Ranges throughout the southern United States and Mexico, according to
bugguide.net/node/view/3557. The
University of Florida states that this species "also colonizes northern states and occasionally parts of southern Canada. It is most common in disturbed areas where its favored host plants occur."The UF site also shows the difference in wing markings between males and females. This individual is a male.
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Florida, United States
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Checkered White butterfly photographed at the Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake, TX on 5/13/09.
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Pontia protodice. There seem to be a lot of them right now, so I keep taking pictures of them. Photo in the Onion Creek Greenbelt, Austin.
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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EXPLORE #150 on May 19, 2009.This is a male Checkered White Butterfly I photographed at the Bob Jones Nature Center in Southlake, TX on 05/13/09. The markings on the female are more of a tan color.
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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New Mexico, United States
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Made in San Jose, California.
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Pontia protodice. Near Slaughter Creek in Austin. I haven't seen many of these this year. This one is a bit worn.
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New Mexico, United States
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St. Cloud, Florida, United States
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Grapevine, Texas, United States
