Howard County Bird Club
Checkered White
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park.
Click on the common name to obtain additional information from the Butterflies and Moths of North America web page and the following common name for additional information from USGS web page. BugGuide is another web resource.
Legend:
| Common name [Link is to BAMONA] (wingspan range in inches) Common name [link is to USGS] |
Occurrence level & flight period. | |
| Habitat. | Typically visits (for nectaring). | Larval host plants. |
| Checkered White (1.5–2.5″) Checkered White |
Rare: L-Jun to L-Aug | Trails in open weedy areas | White clover | Peppergrass, shepherd’s purse | |
June 28, 2008
Long Corner (PRSP)
J.B. Churchill
June 28, 2008
Long Corner (PRSP)
J.B. Churchill
September 24, 2016
Meadowbrook Park
Kathy Litzinger
September 24, 2016
Meadowbrook Park
Kevin Heffernan
September 24, 2016
Meadowbrook Park
Kevin Heffernan
Cabbage White has a bouncy flight with big wing beats and all over the place. Checkered White flies close to the ground, usually within 12″, has more rapid shallow wingbeats, and generally flies in a directional flight for some distance before switching direction or dropping to the ground to rest. They are also less glowing white than Cabbage White. (Harry Pavulaan).
There are too few records to show on a meaningful phenogram. Three records. Early: 9/12/2016 Late: 10/10/2018