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Checkered White (Male)

Pontia protodice

Photo by Jack Settle
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw this beautiful butterfly at the same location as the red-winged blackbirds and the dead armadillo.

Habitat:

A marshy area; close to the edge of the water feeding on some flowers.

Notes:

You can see the proboscis (their feeding "tongue") extended into the flower.

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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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