''Pontia beckerii'', the Becker's white, Great Basin white, or sagebrush white, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...

. It is found in western North America from

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

, Mexico to southern

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, Canada.Becker's White
Butterflies of Canada It is mostly white with small black markings; females have more dark markings. The species is similar to other checkered whites such as, ''

Pontia sisymbrii ''Pontia sisymbrii'', the spring white, California white, or Colorado white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in mountainous areas of western Canada and the United States.Pontia protodice ''Pontia protodice'', the checkered white or southern cabbage butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm. Description The upperside of the wings are white and marked wit ...

'', and ''

Pontia occidentalis ''Pontia occidentalis'', the western white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Western North America. The wingspan is 38 to 53 millimeters. The host plants are from the mustard or cabbage family, Brassicaceae Brassicaceae ...

''.Jim P. Brock and Kenn Kaufman (2003). ''Butterflies of North America''. Houghton Mifflin, New York, NY. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is 33 to 48 millimeters. The host plants are '' Isomeris arborea'', ''

Stanleya pinnata ''Stanleya pinnata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known as desert princesplume. It is a perennial herb or shrub native to North America. Distribution The plant is native to the western Great Plains and western North ...

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Brassica nigra ''Brassica nigra'', or black mustard, is an annual plant cultivated for its dark-brown-to-black seeds, which are commonly used as a spice. It is native to tropical regions of North Africa, temperate regions of Europe, and parts of Asia. Descrip ...

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Descurainia pinnata ''Descurainia pinnata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name western tansymustard. It is native to North America, where it is widespread and found in varied habitats. It is especially successful in d ...

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Sisymbrium altissimum ''Sisymbrium altissimum'' is a species of ''Sisymbrium''. The plant is native to the western part of the Mediterranean Basin and is widely naturalized throughout most of the world, including all of North America. After maturity it forms a tumb ...

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Lepidium perfoliatum ''Lepidium perfoliatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names clasping pepperweed and perfoliate pepperwort. It is native to Europe and Asia and it can be found in other parts of the world as an introdu ...

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'', '' Schoenocrambe linifolia'', '' Thelypodium sagittatum'', and '' Thelypodium laciniatum''.''Pontia''
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Butterflies and Moths of North-America: ''Pontia beckerii''—Becker's White
beckerii Butterflies of North America Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula Fauna of California Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands Fauna of the Western United States Butterflies described in 1871 {{Pieridae-stub