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The Spring White, California White, or Colorado White (''Pontia sisymbrii'') is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the USA.〔(Spring White ), Butterflies of Canada〕 It is mostly white with small black markings; females may be yellowish. Similar to other checkered whites such as, ''Pontia beckerii'', ''Pontia protodice'', and ''Pontia occidentalis''.〔〔Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America''. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. ISBN 0-618-15312-8〕 The wingspan is 31 to 40 millimeters.〔 The host plants are ''Cruciferae'', ''Caulanthus'', ''Streptanthus'', and ''Sisymbrium altissimum'', ''Arabis glabra'', ''Arabis furcata'', and ''Arabis holboelli''.〔(''Pontia'' ), funet.fi〕 ==Subspecies== Listed alphabetically.〔 *''P. s. elivata'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926) *''P. s. flavitincta'' (Comstock, 1924) *''P. s. nigravenosa'' Austin & Emmel, ?2003 *''P. s. sisymbrii'' *''P. s. transversa'' Holland, 1995 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontia sisymbrii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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