Pieridae: Sulphurs and WhitesSubfamily Coliadinae — Sulphurs |
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Colias eurytheme - Orange Sulphur |
| Many Fabaceae family plants inc. species of Astragalus, Acmispon and Lupinus. | |
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Colias harfordii - Harford's Sulphur |
| Astragalus, Acmispon species inc. Deerweed (Fabaceae family) | |
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Zerene cesonia cesonia - Southern Dogface |
| False prarie clover, Marina parryi; also Dalea species | |
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Zerene eurydice - California Dogface |
| False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa, A. californica) | |
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Phoebis sennae marcellina - 'Southwestern' Cloudless Sulphur |
| Senna (Cassia spp.) inc. Senna armata | |
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Phoebis agarithe fisheri - Large Orange Sulphur |
| Senna?, Pithecellobium? | |
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Abaeis mexicana mexicana - Mexican Yellow |
| Acacia angustissima and Diphysia | |
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Abaeis nicippe - Sleepy Orange |
| Senna armata, Senna covesii | |
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Nathalis iole - Dainty Sulphur |
| Several inc. Beggar-ticks, Marigolds, Spanish Needles | |
Others• Kriconia lyside - Very rare stray.• Phoebis philea - Rare stray, but a Senna-feeder that may establish populations here eventually. | |
Subfamily Pierinae — Whites |
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Anthocharis cethura cethura - Desert Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) including Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes) and Tansy Mustard (Descurainia pinnata) | |
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Anthocharis cethura catalina - 'Catalina' Desert Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis cethura morrisoni - 'Morrison's' Desert Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis cethura hadromarmorata - Marbled Desert Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis cethura mojavensis - Mojave Desert Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis cethura pima - Pima Orangetip |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis sara sara - Sara Orangetip |
| Several mustards (Brassicaceae) including Lacepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes), Nevada Rockcress (Boechera perennans) | |
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Anthocharis sara gunderi - Gunder's Orangetip |
| Boechera species (Brassicaceae); Catalina | |
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Anthocharis thoosa nr thoosa - Thoosa Orange-tip |
| Tansy Mustard (Descurainia pinnata, other mustards inc. G. lasiophylla and S. longirostris; E. San Bern. Co. | |
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Anthocharis lanceolata lanceolata - Gray Marble |
| Boechera (Brassicaceae) | |
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Anthocharis lanceolata australis - Grinnell's Gray Marble |
| Mustards, esp. Sicklepod Rockcress (Boechera sparsiflora) | |
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Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbus - 'Desert Edge' Gray Marble |
| Nevada Rockcress (Boechera perennans) (Brassicaceae) | |
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Euchloe ausonides ausonides - Large Marble |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae); SLO, Tulare Cos. | |
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Euchloe hyantis - Pearly Marble |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) inc. Descurainia spp. | |
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Euchloe (hyantis) lotta -'Desert' Pearly Marble |
| Mustards inc. Tansy Mustard (Descurainia) (Brassicaceae) | |
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Euchloe andrewsi - Andrew's Marble |
| Streptanthus bernardinus and campestris, (Brassicaceae) (Photos on species page) | |
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Neophasia menapia menapia - Pine White |
| Pines | |
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Neophasia menapia tehachapina - Tehachapi Pine White |
| Pines | |
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Pieris marginalis venosa - Large Veined White |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Pieris rapae - Cabbage White |
| Mustards inc. garden varieties (Brassicaceae) | |
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Pontia beckerii - Becker's White |
| Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) in the Cleomaceae; Prince's plume (Stanleya pinnata) and other wild mustards | |
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Pontia protodice - Checkered White |
| Mustards inc. London Rocket | |
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Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii - Spring White |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
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Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa - Dark Veined White |
| Mustards (Brassicaceae) | |
Notes• Euchloe (hyantis) andrewsi and Neophasia menapia tehachapina appear to be in danger of extinction.
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©Dennis Walker