Checkered White Butterfly
Pontia protodice
White butterfly with gray-black markings on wing tips and edges. Larvae feed on mustards and crucifer weeds; abundant early-season pollinator.
Plants that support Checkered White Butterfly
7 plants
Brewer's Rockcress
Boechera breweri subsp. breweri
perennial herb
Mustard family specialist caterpillars feed on foliage Apr-Jul
Creeping Sage
Salvia sonomensis
shrub
Spring-early summer forager on available flowering plants
Glandular Layia
Layia glandulosa
perennial herb
Spring larval food plant for early season broods
Goldenfleece
Ericameria arborescens
shrub
Alternative host plant; spring through fall activity
Heermann's Tarweed
Holocarpha heermannii
annual
spring migration and breeding season nectar
Mock Heather
Ericameria ericoides
perennial herb
Larvae develop on plant tissues in spring and early summer
Rod Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria virgata subsp. pleurocarpa
annual
Polyphagous species; larvae develop on Stephanomeria foliage