Pontia sisymbrii

Pontia sisymbrii
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

  1. ^ a b c Spring White, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 00-618-15312-8
  3. ^ a b Pontia, funet.fi

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