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Checkered White  -- Pontia protodice

Male nectaring on Blue Toadflax (Linaria canadensis)
Calvert County
 5/21/06

Male nectaring on Blue Toadflax (Linaria canadensis)
Calvert County
 5/21/06

Female
Calvert County
9/12/05

Female, color variation
Calvert County
8/6/04
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Range: Alleghany Plateau, Piedmont and Coastal Plain
Occurrence:
uncommon
Flight:
mid-May to late June; late August to early October
Larval hostplants:
plants in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae) especially Lepidium virginicum (Peppergrass)
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