Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) protodice (Biosduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae)
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Hall, Donald W. 2009. “Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) Protodice (Biosduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae): EENY-436/IN793, 2/2009”. EDIS 2009 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in793-2009.

Abstract

EENY-436, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this pierid butterfly that is common throughout much of the U. S. — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, host, and economic importance. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.

EENY-436/IN793: Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) protodice (Biosduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae) (ufl.edu)

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