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Small White Family Pieridae Clouded Yellow

Green-veined White

Pieris napi (58.008)

Females are generally more heavily patterned than the males having larger/darker and more black patches on the upper forewings but both sexes are very variable depending upon location and season.

Habitat Requirements

The Green-veined White occurs in almost all localities and is one of the world's most successful butterflies. It prefers hedgerows and river banks with lush vegetation in sheltered, damp locations where the larval foodplant and abundant nectar sources such as Dandelion can be found.

Larval Foodplants

The larvae of the Green-veined White feed on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), Charlock (Sinapis arvensis), Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum), Wild Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) and Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis).

Flight Period

The Green-veined White can be seen on the wing from early April until September. There are generally two broods. Individuals from the first brood are smaller in size than the second brood.

First and Latest/Last Sighting 2020

	Date	#	Location	Recorder
First	05-04-20	1	Long Itchington	Ivor Davies
Latest	02-08-20	1	Leaf Lane Meadow . Section 5	John Coakley

Click to view first sightings data from 2007 to 2020

05-04-2020 by Ivor Davies at Long Itchington.

27-03-2019 by Richard Dinsdale at Welcome Hills, Stratford-on-Avon.

18-04-2018 by Glyn Clarke at Kenilworth.

01-04-2017 by Adrian Smith at Temple Balsall Churchyard.

13-04-2016 by Steve Batt at Ashlawn Cutting.

05-04-2015 by Robin Jarman at Studley.

29-03-2014 by Neil Freeman at Solihull garden.

15-04-2013 by Paul Cashmore at Styvechale, Coventr.

27-03-2012 by Mike Slater / John Harris at Ryton Wood Meadows / Purley Quarry.

06-04-2011 by Gillian Thompson / John Harris at Priory Fields, Yardley Wood / Hartshill Hayes.

08-04-2010 by John Harris at Ladywalk NR / Dosthill NR.

04-04-2009 by Paul Nicholas at Hillmorton, Rugby.

12-04-2008 by John Rea at Wolston.

14-03-2007 by David Brown at Charlecote.

*First sighting dates for the Green Veined White are based on records submitted online only. These dates are not updated retrospectively to include records submitted to the branch recorder in other forms.