Becker's White

Pontia beckerii

"Pontia beckerii", the Becker's white, Great Basin white, or sagebrush white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western North America from Baja California, Mexico to southern British Columbia, Canada.
Great Basin White butterfly  Beckers white,Geotagged,Pontia beckerii,Spring,United States

Appearance

It is mostly white with small black markings; females have more dark markings. The species is similar to other checkered whites such as, "Pontia sisymbrii", "Pontia protodice", and "Pontia occidentalis".

The wingspan is 33 to 48 millimeters.

Food

The host plants are "Isomeris arborea", "Stanleya pinnata", "Brassica nigra", "Descurainia pinnata", "Sisymbrium altissimum", "Sisymbrium linifolium", "Lepidium perfoliatum", "Thelypodium sagittatum", and "Thelypodium laciniatum".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusPontia
SpeciesP. beckerii