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| Subfamily Pierinae — Whites | ||||
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Pontia beckerii - Becker's White Pontia beckerii - Becker's White Pontia beckerii - Becker's White Pontia beckerii - Becker's White |
Male dorsal Male ventral Early dark form Female dorsal |
Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk Yaqui Well, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk |
10.11.05 10.11.05 01.17.06 02.11.08 |
Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) |
| Pontia protodice - Checkered White Pontia protodice - Checkered White Pontia protodice - Checkered White Pontia protodice - Checkered White Pontia protodice - Checkered White |
Male ventral Male dorsal Female ventral Female dorsal Larva |
Bolsa Chica Wetlands, Orange Co. Mystic Canyon, eastern San Gabriels Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns McGill Trail, Mt Pinos, Los Padres NF Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriel Mtns |
04.10.08 05.28.06 07.26.05 08.07.07 05.31.08 |
Mustards (Brassicaceae) inc. London Rocket |
| Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii - Spring White Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii - Spring White Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii - Spring White Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii - Spring White |
Female ventral Female dorsal (same) Female dorsal Female ventral |
Sugarloaf Mtn, San Bernardino Mtns Sugarloaf Mtn, San Bernardino Mtns Near Bob's Gap, Mojave Desert Edge, LA Co. Near Bob's Gap, Mojave Desert Edge, LA Co. |
05.25.07 05.25.07 04.10.08 04.10.08 |
Mustards (Brassicaceae) |
| Pieris rapae - Cabbage White Pieris rapae - Cabbage White Pieris rapae - Cabbage White Pieris rapae - Cabbage White Pieris rapae - Cabbage White |
Mating pair Ventral Fem dorsal Male dorsal Larva |
Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Garden in Long Beach El Dorado Pk Nature Ctr Garden in Long Beach Garden in Long Beach |
06.28.05 10.19.05 10.20.05 11.04.05 01.20.06 |
Mustards (Brassicaceae) |
| Euchloe hyantis hyantis - 'California' Pearly Marble | Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |||
| Euchloe hyantis (high E. San Bern Mtns population) | Arrastre Creek near 2N04, SBern Mtns | 04.25.08 | Usually Tansy Mustard (Descurainia) | |
| Euchloe hyantis andrewsi - Andrew's Marble | Streptanthus bernardinus and Arabis holboellii | |||
| Euchloe lotta - 'Desert' Pearly Marble | Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |||
| Anthocharis cethura cethura - Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura cethura - Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura cethura - Desert Orangetip |
Male dorsal Female dorsal Ventral |
Valyermo Road, nr Pearblossom Valyermo Road, nr Pearblossom Valyermo Road, nr Pearblossom |
04.10.08 03.22.08 03.22.08 |
Mustards (Brassicaceae) |
| Anthocharis cethura catalina - 'Catalina' Desert Orangetip | Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |||
| Anthocharis cethura morrisoni - 'Morrison's' Desert Orangetip | ||||
| Anthocharis cethura mojavensis - 'Mojave' Desert Orangetip | ||||
| Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip |
Ventral Male dorsal Female Female dorsal Yellow female |
Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns West Fork Trail, off Hwy 39, San Gabriel Mtns Big Laguna Trail, Laguna Mtns., SD Co. |
02.25.06 02.25.06 03.16.06 05.06.06 04.17.08 |
Mustards (Brassicaceae) |
| Anthocharis lanceolata australis - 'Grinell's' Gray Marble | Ventral | Icehouse Canyon, San Gabriel Mtns | 06.04.07 | Sicklepod Rockcress (Arabis sparsiflora) |
| Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbus - 'Desert Edge' Gray Marble | Nevada Rockcress (Arabis perennans) | |||
| Subfamily Coliadinae — Sulphurs | ||||
| Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur |
Fem. ventral Male ventral Fem. form 'alba' |
Towsley Canyon, Newhall, LA Co. Palomar Mountain St Pk, San Diego Co. Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree NP |
06.29.08 07.24.07 03.18.08 |
Many Pea family members inc. Astragalus, Lotus and Lupine spp. |
| Colias harfordii - Harford's Sulphur Colias harfordii - Harford's Sulphur |
Ventral Dorsal |
Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness Little Dalton Cyn, San Gabriel Mtns |
05.14.06 07.08.06 |
Locoweeds, Deerweed (Pea family) |
| Zerene cesonia - Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia - Southern Dogface |
Ventral Ventral |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
09.25.07 09.25.07 |
False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), Clovers, others |
| Zerene eurydice - California Dogface Zerene eurydice - California Dogface Zerene eurydice - California Dogface Zerene eurydice - California Dogface |
Male Female ovipositing Male dorsal Female dorsal |
Bear Canyon, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 Bear Canyon, Cleveland NF off Hwy 74 Little Dalton Cyn, San Gabriel Mtns Rincon OHV Rd, San Gabriel Mtns |
08.10.05 08.10.05 07.08.06 09.26.06 |
False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) |
| Phoebis sennae - Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae - Cloudless Sulphur |
Fem. ventral (ovip.) Male ventral |
Garden, Long Beach Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
10.21.06 09.25.07 |
Senna (Cassia spp.) |
| Phoebis agarithe - Large Orange Sulphur | ||||
| Phoebis philea - Orange-barred Sulphur | ||||
| Eureme mexicana - Mexican Yellow Eureme mexicana - Mexican Yellow |
Ventral Ventral (same) |
Aegolius Ck, Big Bear Aegolius Ck, Big Bear |
10.23.05 10.23.05 |
Senna (Cassia spp.) |
| Abaeis nicippe - Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe - Sleepy Orange |
Ventral Ventral |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Pinal Co. AZ |
09.25.07 09.25.07 |
Senna (Cassia spp.) |
| Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur |
Ventral Summer form Winter form |
Cactus Springs Trail, Santa Rosa Wilderness Malibu Creek St Pk, Santa Monica Mtns Plum Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert St Pk |
05.14.06 07.26.05 01.30.06 |
Several inc. Beggar-ticks, Marigolds, Spanish Needles |
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