| Green-veined White (Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Green-veined White French name: Piéride du navet Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Rhopalocera Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Pierinae Wingspan: 35-50 mm, male is smaller. Biotope: Woodland edges and meadows, especially damp meadows. Geographic area: Europe, rare in Northern Scandinavia and missing in some Mediterranean islands. Asia, North Africa and North America. Flight time: May to September. Number of generations : 2 to 3 Caterpillar: Dark green with paler sides covered by tiny yellow spots. Host plant: Wild (and sometimes cultivated) crucifers like Rape, Wild Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Water-cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum). |
The Green-veined White shows a grey triangle on every vein tip. Veins, on the underside of the hindwing show yellowish-green borders. The summer brood is larger and vein marks are paler. The Green-veined White over winters as a pupa. |
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The weather, often changing from cloudy to sunny, allowed me to get very close to the Green-veined Whites. |
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You can easily see the veins with a greyish border. |
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Green-veined White landed on a Common Buttercup (Ranunculus acris). |
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You can observe many Green-veined Whites on the flowers growing on the sides of the forest tracks. |
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There is a greyish triangle on each vein of the upper side of the for wing. |
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Here is a butterfly from the summer brood. |
André Bon December 2009