| Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Black-veined White French name: Gazé, Piéride de l'aubépine. Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Rhopalocera Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Pierinae Wingspan: 56-68 mm. Biotope: Open places with flowers, bushes with Hawthorns and Blackthorns, orchards. Geographic area: Southern and western Europe (extinct in the British Isles), North Africa, temperate Asia east to Korea and Japan. Flight time: April to August. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Black on the upper side with reddish bands. It is grey on the flanks and on the under side and shows long whitish hairs. Host plant: Hawthorns (Crataegus sp), Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and fruit trees, Apple trees, Pears, Plums, etc. |
As mentioned by its common name the Black-veined White shows pure white wings with black veins. Females have more brownish veins and tend to loose the scales of their wings which then become almost translucent. The Black-veined White over winters as a caterpillar at an intermediate development stage. Intensive agriculture methods, modifying the landscape by removing hedgerows and using pesticides, have caused an important decline of the populations of Black-veined Whites in many regions. |
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I have observed my very first Black-veined White in the mountain of Belledonne, France, at an altitude of 1700 metres. I have not enough experience to tell if this one is a male or a female. |
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Other Black-veined White on an Umbellifer flower. |
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Close-up view. |
André Bon May 2017