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Margined White butterfly

Pieris marginalis venosa

CA Special Concern

California Species of Special Concern

Medium white butterfly with dark wing margins. Caterpillars feed on native mustards; early spring pollinator in Bay Area grasslands.

Plants that support Margined White butterfly

1 plants

Evergreen Violet

Viola sempervirens

moderate

perennial herb

Larvae feed on violet foliage during larval development stage

Bay Area native