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Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Checklist Number
58.008 [B&F: 1551]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Pieridae
Subfamily:Pierinae
Genus:Pieris
Species:napi
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in water meadows, damp grassland, marshes and woodland edges; 0-700 m (500-1850 m in Europe) throughout much of the British Isles; mainland Europe and Fennoscandia. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common. Wingspan 40-50 mm. Larva feeds on Water-cress, Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard, Hedge Mustard and similar.