| Becker's White | |
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pieris beckerii |
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The Becker's White, Great Basin White, or Sagebrush White (Pontia beckerii) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in western USA to Baja California and in southern British Columbia.[1][2]
It is mostly white with small black markings; females have more dark markings. 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, Thelypodium sagittatum, and Thelypodium laciniatum.[3]