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The Green-Striped White Playa de Tamarit, Santa Pola, Espa&ntilde;a (2012). Is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. Is a small white butterfly with a wingspan of 45 to 50 mm. The underside of the hindwing has a pattern of greenish blotches.<br /> Habitat:It is common in central and southern Europe, migrating northwards every summer, often reaching southern Scandinavia and sometimes southern England.<br /> <br /> <br /> Euchloe belemia,Geotagged,Green-striped White,Spain,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

The Green-Striped White

Playa de Tamarit, Santa Pola, España (2012). Is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. Is a small white butterfly with a wingspan of 45 to 50 mm. The underside of the hindwing has a pattern of greenish blotches.
Habitat:It is common in central and southern Europe, migrating northwards every summer, often reaching southern Scandinavia and sometimes southern England.


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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Hi, isn't this rather Euchloe belemia, with these stripes?
     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
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      I think you are right. Posted 7 years ago
    2. View Patomarazul's profile
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      No idea, I assume you know better so I have changed it. Thanks! :-) Posted 7 years ago

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The Green-striped White

The Green-striped White is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. Its range is northern Africa and occasionally the southern Iberian peninsula, especially Spain and Portugal. The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing from February to June. The larvae feed on "Sisymbrium" species, "Diplotaxis tennuisiliqua" and "Biscutella didyma".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Jul 19, 2016. Captured Apr 8, 2012 12:52 in N-332, 6, 03130 Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/4.2
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO50
  • 69.51mm