Female. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA.  10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

Lepidoptera: Pieridae

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Female. Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA.  10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant.


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
 

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
 


Larva. © Peter J. Bryant.


Pupa. © Peter J. Bryant.