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Green-Veined White

Pieris napi

Description:

Two large white butterflies mating

Habitat:

Urban garden, close to mixed forest

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Green-veined white
Pieris napi Green-veined white


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5 Comments

Gaia80
Gaia80 8 years ago

Ah yes, same thing I do when I have two very similar species and only a small spot or shape is the only thing that differ, one time I spent 2-3 hrs trying to figer out a butterfly, and ultimately got it wrong :)

Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis 8 years ago

No problem :) They're easy to mix up, but as luck would have it, I found one ovipositing last week and spent a long time staring at photos of their wings :)

Gaia80
Gaia80 8 years ago

Thanks for correcting me, I was sure it was one out of two kinds, but I was wrong. Corrected my mistake just now :) Thanks again!

Gaia80
Gaia80 8 years ago

Oh, I'll check this out, thanks :)

Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis 8 years ago

Great shot :) With the heavily-marked veins on the wings there, I think these are green-veined whites (Pieris napi).

Gaia80
Spotted by
Gaia80

Vestfold, Norway

Spotted on Apr 30, 2015
Submitted on Jul 5, 2015

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