Size: 1.25 - 1.5 inches wingspan

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Key ID features:  Above milky-white, with black shading basally (near the thorax).  Below, hindwing veins faintly lined with brownish back bands.  Summer brood males usually nearly pure white.

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Similar species:  Cabbage White has black spot in center of FW.

 

Host plant: Cresses, toothworts and other mustard species.

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Habitat: Openings in moist forests, usually coniferous.

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Range: Throughout western Oregon west of the Cascades, and in Ochoco, Wallowa  Blue, and Warner Mtns.

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Season: Late March to early October

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Abundance: Common

 

Conservation Status: Secure