Pontia sisymbrii
"California White" redirects here. For the rabbit breed, see Californian rabbit.
| Spring white | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Pontia |
| Species: | P. sisymbrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pontia sisymbrii (Boisduval, 1852) | |
| Subspecies | |
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5 ssp., see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pieris sisymbrii | |
Pontia sisymbrii, the spring white, California white, or Colorado white, 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
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Wikispecies has information related to: Spring white |
- Spring white, Butterflies and Moths of North-America
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