Udine, Italy, July 2014
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.
Valais, Switzerland, June/July 2009
Valais, Switzerland, July 2016
Valais, Switzerland, July 2019
Valais, Switzerland, June 2019
Valais, Switzerland, July 2019
Valais, Switzerland, July 2020
Valais, Switzerland, July 2021
Valais, Switzeland, June 2013
Udine, Italy, July 2014
Udine, Italy, July 2014
Udine, Italy, July 2014
Valais, Switzeland, June 2013
Valais, Switzerland, July 2016
Valais, Switzerland, July 2018
Vaud, Switzerland, August 2013