Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1095884

Checkered White
Pontia protodice

Observation date: August 12, 2016
Submitted by: wimvdam
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This white caught my attention as it appeared less marked from above and more marked from below in comparison with Checkered White. Unfortunately I only managed this single out-of-focus photo. Yet I feel that the yellow veins are a better match for Becker's than for Checkered. According to Nick Lethaby, "Becker's White are a rare to uncommon resident [...] in the upper Santa Ynez River valley in the vicinity of Los Osos campground", which is 30 km away.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: August 14, 2016
Coordinator notes: The green marbling or pattern is wrong for Becker's White. You have a heavily marked female Checkered White-Ken Davenport