Pontia occidentalis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Pontia
- Species
- Pontia occidentalis
- Scientific Name
- Pontia occidentalis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pontia occidentalis
Pontia occidentalis, the western white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Western North America.
The wingspan is 38 to 53 millimeters. The host plants are from the mustard or cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The caterpillars eat especially the flowers, buds and fruit. In the north of the range, one generation flies in June and July; in the south two generations fly from May to August.
...Pontia occidentalis in languages:
- English
- Western White
- French
- piéride de l'Ouest
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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