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Santa Barbara Field Guides - Butterflies Lepidoptera Pieridae Anthocharis lanceolata Gray Marble |
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Size:
wingspread 1.5-2 in. Recognition: White except for dark tip on outer FW, and dark spot on inner, lower HW (cell spot); tip of forewing pointed; underside of hindwing lightly mottled in gray. Flight period: The adults fly from March to May. Hostplants: The larvae of the Gray marble feed on Rock cress (Arabis) and other mustards (Brassicaceae). Habitat: Found in dry rocky hills and washes. Distribution: From Oregon to Baja California; only likely to be found in the drier inland parts of the Santa Barbara region. 
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