Pontia beckerii

Becker's white
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Pontia
Species:	P. beckerii
Binomial name
	Pontia beckerii; (W.H. Edwards, 1871)
Synonyms
	Pieris beckerii; Pontieuchloia beckeri;

Pontia beckerii, the Becker's white, Great Basin white, or sagebrush white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western North America from Baja California, Mexico to southern British Columbia, Canada.^[1]^[2]

It is mostly white with small black markings; females have more dark markings. The species is similar to other checkered whites such as, Pontia sisymbrii, Pontia protodice, and Pontia occidentalis.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is 33 to 48 millimeters.^[1]

The host plants are Isomeris arborea, Stanleya pinnata, Brassica nigra, Descurainia pinnata, Sisymbrium altissimum, Lepidium perfoliatum, Brassica nigra, Schoenocrambe linifolia, , and Thelypodium laciniatum.^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Becker's White, Butterflies of Canada
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0-618-15312-8
^ Pontia, funet.fi

External links[]

Butterflies and Moths of North-America: Pontia beckerii—Becker's White

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[CBIF-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Becker's White, Butterflies of Canada

[jpbkk-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0-618-15312-8

[funet-3] Pontia, funet.fi

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