Great Southern White Butterfly (Ascia monuste) laying eggs

CENTRAL FLORIDA CRITTER OF THE DAY: Great Southern White Butterfly (Ascia monuste) laying eggs

Note blue antenna clubs which is a characteristic of this species.

Larval Host Plants: Virginia pepper grass (Lepidium virginicum), saltwort (Batis maritima), limber caper (Capparis flexuosa), sea rocket (Cakile lanceolata)

Learn: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/great-southern-white/

Range: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Ascia-monuste?quicktabs_8=0#quicktabs-8

Shown on Florida Native Plant: Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum)., a larval host

My take: https://floridawildlifegardentails.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/enjoying-little-things-in-the-garden/

eggs:

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• butterfly
• insect
• pollinator