Southern Small White

Pieris mannii

Habitat:

spotted on mountain at 1500 m/asl, forest clearing

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Pierid Butterfly

Pieris mannii Butterflies of Europe - Pieris mannii

outsidegirl0 10 years ago

cabbage white butterfly

Pieris rapae

5 Comments

Jopy 10 years ago

thanks, bayucca! I have to agree with you :)

bayucca 10 years ago

Looking at the extension of the black edge and the size of the spot I think yours is Pieris mannii. Please, verify!! Tough one...

Jopy 10 years ago

I added more photos...very similar to first one, butterflies had some summer party yesterday by the creek, so on second picture are other species...

Jopy 10 years ago

When I'm not sure for ID, a left it to you :D I thought it is P. brassicae, now I don't know...I have two more pictures very similar to this one, will upload them, maybe will be helpfull

bayucca 10 years ago

I know where you do not have the ID...!
Any other picture? I think it is impossible from this shot to be 100% sure. Definitely a Pieris sp., but which one?
Personally I don't think it is Pieris rapae. My closest guess would be Pieris brassicae, Pieris napi meridionalis or Pieris mannii. I would tend to Pieris mannii. But I would need more pictures to confirm that...