Insect Data

Names and Taxonomy

  • Common Names: Becker's white, Great Basin white, or sagebrush white
  • Synonyms: Pieris beckerii, Pontieuchloia beckeri
  • Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
  • Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
  • Genus Information: 1 species in NV, 1 in CA, 5 in US

Distribution

  • Distribution: AZ, CA, MT, NM, NV, Baja California, British Columbia
  • Seen: Corn Creek (3/1)
  • Habitat: Arid lands, sagebrush-steppe, juniper woodland, desert canyons and hills
  • Food: Larval food plants include the mustard genera Arabis, Brassica, Cleome, Descurainia, Isatis, Lepidium, Schoenocrambe, Sisymbrium, Stanleya, and Thelypodium

Photographs

Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)

Corn Creek (3/1)

Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)

Corn Creek (3/1)

Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)

Corn Creek (3/1)

Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)

Corn Creek (3/1)