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Checkered White

Pontia protodice

Summary 6

The Checkered White (Pontia protodice), also called Southern Cabbage Butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm.

North american ecology (us and canada) 7

Resident in southern North America migratory to the north (Scott 1986). Habitats are OPEN AREAS, INCLUDING DESERT, PLAINS AND DISTURBED AREAS. Host plants are usually herbaceous including many species, but mostly in one family, CRUCIFERAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as pupae. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time MAR15-NOV30 depending on latitude (Scott 1986). Considered Pieris protodice by Scott (1986).

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2804091146_300050bb2a.jpg
  2. (c) Eugene Zelenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/4640936808_b490ca47d0.jpg
  3. (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Pierinae/Pontia_protodice/protodice_larva_1_USA_CA_Tuolumne_Co_Hwy_108_vicinity_of_Mill_Creek_19-VII-08.jpg
  4. (c) 1999 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=23244&one=T
  5. (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3779163831_3519fcb796.jpg
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontia_protodice
  7. (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19605527

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