- Pontia sisymbrii
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Spring White 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Genus: Pontia Species: P. sisymbrii Binomial name Pontia sisymbrii
(Boisduval, 1852)Subspecies 5 ssp., see text
Synonyms Pieris sisymbrii
The Spring White, California White, or Colorado White (Pontia sisymbrii) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the USA.[1]
It is mostly white with small black markings; females may be yellowish. Similar to other checkered whites such as, Pontia beckerii, Pontia protodice, and Pontia occidentalis.[1][2]
The wingspan is 31 to 40 millimeters.[1]
The host plants are Cruciferae, Caulanthus, Streptanthus, and Sisymbrium altissimum, Arabis glabra, Arabis furcata, and Arabis holboelli.[3]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- P. s. elivata (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
- P. s. flavitincta (Comstock, 1924)
- P. s. nigravenosa Austin & Emmel, ?2003
- P. s. sisymbrii
- P. s. transversa Holland, 1995
References
- ^ a b c Spring White, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 00-618-15312-8
- ^ a b Pontia, funet.fi
External links
- Spring White, Butterflies and Moths of North-America
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