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Green-Veined White

Pieris napi

Description:

The Green-veined White (Pieris napi) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family.

Habitat:

It is found in meadows, hedgerows and woodland glades but not as often in gardens and parks like its close relatives the Large and Small Whites, for which it is often mistaken.

Notes:

Like other "white" butterflies, the sexes differ. The female has two spots on each forewing, the male only one. The veins on wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence Green-veined White. Unlike the Large and Small Whites two, it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Eastern Striped Albatross
Appias olferna http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/723-Appias/Appias-olferna


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2 Comments

Biswajit De
Biswajit De 10 years ago

Thanks. Will definitely Verify!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Same family and same subfamily as Pieris napi, but yours is in my eyes Appias olferna, Eastern Striped Albatross. Please, verify!
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Ind...
http://yutaka.it-n.jp/pie/20220001.html
The one from Singapore is obviously considered as a subspecies of Appias libythea as Appias Libythea olferna.
http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist...

Biswajit De
Spotted by
Biswajit De

Guwahati, Assam, India

Spotted on Oct 15, 2013
Submitted on Oct 15, 2013

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