Checkered White
Pontia protodice

Habitat: Mostly lowland open spaces, especially disturbed areas, fields, vacant lots, railroad yards, weedy plots.

Range: North America and northern Mexico, absent from most of the Pacific northwest, scarce in the east.

Facts: The checkered pattern featured on this butterfly is more prominent on the wings of females than males. The Checkered White typically overwinters as a chrysalis but can live year round in California.