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Checkered White (male)

Pontia protodice

Description:

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.

Habitat:

The butterfly was in a riparian meadow on Rudebeckia.

Notes:

This was the second meadow on my wildflower walk.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 22, 2012
Submitted on May 25, 2012

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