Pieridae
77a0470 –
4191 Pontia beckerii
(Edwards, 1871)
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Host familiy: Boechera[=Arabis] Brassica Caulanthus Descurainia Lepidium Peritoma[=Cleome][=Isomeris] Physaria[=Le.. Host genera: Boechera[=Arabis] Brassica Caulanthus Descurainia Lepidium Peritoma[=Cleome][=Isomeris] Physaria[=Le... Host extended: Boechera, Brassica, Caulanthus, Descurainia, Lepidium, Peritoma, Physaria, Sisymbrium, Stanleya, The... Host extended: mustards (Brock & Kaufman 2003); larvae eat all parts but young larvae prefer flowers [for Pontia ch. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
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- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
beckerii (Edwards, 1871) (Pieris) - MONA 1983: 4191chloridice of authors; (not Hübner, [1813]) (Papilio) misappl.gunderi (Ingham, 1933) (Ascia)pseudochloridice (McDunnough, 1928) (Pieris) |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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