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Aporia crataegi
It usually feeds on plants in the genus Prunus. Flight time is between April and July, size is 56 - 68 mm , and is normally found an altitudes of 500 - 2 000 m. Caterpillars live communally on uncut branches of the foodplant at first, before dispersing in the later developmental stages to other parts of the tree.
It is found in orchards and bushes throughout most of Europe, North America, temperate Asia, Korea and Japan.
Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/228...
Spotted on May 26, 2013
Submitted on May 26, 2013
5 Comments
Tnx Noel, sometimes I struggle to make one photo of one calm butterfly while this was a shock, all calm on one flower ;)
Great spot and series!
Tnx Yuko, tnx bayucca! :)
Wonderful capture!
White beauty :-)