Flowering Plants Visited
by Pontia protodice


Pontia protodice Boisduval & LeConte: Pieridae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Fothergill & Vaughn, and Voss; this butterfly is the Checkered White)

Apiaceae: Erigenia bulbosa sn (Rb), Erynigum yuccifolium sn (Rb); Asteraceae: Aster anomalus sn (Rb), Aster drummondii sn (Gr), Aster laevis sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn (Rb, Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn (Rb), Aster pilosus sn fq (Rb), Aster puniceus sn (Gr), Boltonia asterioides sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Cirsium vulgare sn (Rb), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb), Echinacea purpurea sn (Rb), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rb), Eupatorium altissimum sn (Rb), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Heliopsis helianthoides sn (Rb), Rudbeckia subtomentosa sn (Rb), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb), Taraxacum officinale sn (FV); Boraginaceae: Myosotis verna sn (Rb); Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris sn (Rb), Lepidium virginicum sn (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia spicata sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Saponaria officinalis sn (Rb); Dipsacaceae: Dipsacus fullonum sn (Rb); Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia corollata sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Orbexilum onobrychis sn np (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb), Trifolium repens sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Blephilia ciliata sn (Rb), Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Marrubium vulgare sn fq (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn (Rb), Nepeta cataria sn fq (Rb), Prunella vulgaris sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum pilosum sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum virginianum sn (Rb); Lythraceae: Ammannia coccinea sn (Rb), Lythrum alatum sn fq (Rb); Malvaceae: Malva neglecta sn (Rb), Sida spinosa sn (Rb); Onagraceae: Oenothera pilosella sn (Rb); Oxalidaceae: Oxalis corniculata sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb), Persicaria vulgaris sn (Rb); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Argentina anserina sn (V), Prunus americana sn fq (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn fq (Rb), Houstonia lanceolata sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena hastata sn (Rb), Verbena stricta sn (Rb), Verbena urticifolia sn (Rb)


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