Utah All White or Nearly All White, Emergence-  Pieris (artogeia) marginalis nearly pallidissima ==Pieris marginalis

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emerged July 11, 2007
inflating wings

eclosure

inflating wings

drying wings


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Todd Stout collected a  female June 15, 2007 at 7000 feet by Grey's River Road, Squaw Flat, 5.4 miles East Northeast of Alpine,  Lincoln County, Wyoming

Butterfly emerged 8:55 A.M. July 11, 2007

Host
Pupae are slightly distinct from the Cabbage Whites, Pieris rapae.  The larval preference for leaves over inflorescens in the group is consistent.

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Black Mustard - Brassica  Nigra


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