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Margined White
Pieris marginalis
Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America. It is a canopy generalist who feeds on the plant family of Brassiceae. The species is unique as it has been seen near and away from disturbed habitat; indicating an adaptation for habitat generalization.
From the article Pieris marginalis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The summer form is purely white, while the spring form has black-tipped upper forewing. The underside of hindwing and the apex of forewing have veins edged with yellow-green or gray-green. The wingspan ranges from 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches (3.8 to 5.7 centimeters).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82481.