Green-veined White Butterfly - Artogeia napi

Seen from the top, the green-veined white butterfly could easily be mistaken for a Small White; however, the characteristic greeny-grey veins on the underside of the wings are an easy means of identification.

Green-veined butterflies

The females have two black spots on the upper side of each forewing, while the males have just one.

Most years the green-veined whites have two or even three broods, and so they can be seen in flight from March right through until October. The butterfly in the photograph above was photographed in West Wales in early August.

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