Female. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant |
Checkered White Pontia protodice Lepidoptera: Pieridae Back to Butterflies of Orange County, California |
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Female. Limestone Canyon, Orange County, CA. 4-27-09. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Female. What is the red spot? Santiago Truck Trail, Orange County, CA. 4/25/09. © Peter J. Bryant. |
The red spot is Meconium - fecal material that was accumulated during the pupal stage and voided upon eclosion. It is colored by ommochrome pigments (Art Shapiro, personal communication). Santiago Truck Trail, Orange County, CA. 4/25/09. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Female ovipositing. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Female. Peters Canyon Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-20-2013. © Ron Hemberger |
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Male. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Male. Santiago Truck Trail, Orange County, CA. 4/25/09. © Peter J. Bryant. |
Mating pair. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-20-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Mating pair. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-20-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Mating pair. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-20-09. © Ron Hemberger |
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