Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Western White (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E793Description
Female western white (Pontia occidentalis) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.
Original label identifies specimen as “[Female] Pieris Occidentalis Calyce” - seemingly referring to a subspecies no longer considered valid - and suggests that it was collected in Fruita, Colorado.