IFAS Extension
Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) protodice (Boisduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae)
Donald Hall
Other Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 12/14/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-436, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2009. Revised April 2022 and April 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Hall, D. W. (2009). Southern Cabbageworm (larva), Checkered White (adult) Pontia (=Pieris) protodice (Biosduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae). EDIS, 2009(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in793-2009
Authors
Donald Hall
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology