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Udine, Italy, July 2014
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Valais, Switzeland, June 2013
Field notes and information
This species appears to replace the Green Veined White, P. napi, at high altitudes in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains.
Identification & Similar species: The males are more heavily marked in comparison to the green veined white, P. napi, but it is the females that are unmistakable. They are covered in a very heavy dusting of brown scales giving a rather dirty appearance.
Distribution & Flight: Summer at high altitudes only in the Alps and the mountains of eastern Europe in a single brood.
Habitat & Behaviour: High altitudes amongst open alpine scrub, with flowery meadows. Often associated with water courses and damp places.
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Valais, Switzerland, June/July 2009
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2016
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2019
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Valais, Switzerland, June 2019
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2019
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2020
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2021
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Valais, Switzeland, June 2013
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Udine, Italy, July 2014
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Udine, Italy, July 2014
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Udine, Italy, July 2014
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Valais, Switzeland, June 2013
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2016
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Valais, Switzerland, July 2018
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Vaud, Switzerland, August 2013