Samos, Greece, June 2018
Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013
Field notes and information
This a the most distinctive of the small whites with unmistakable green underside markings. It is also the rarest, found only in the southern Balkans and there it is very local and only found in low numbers.
Identification & Similar species: The distinctive underside markings separate this species from all other similar ones.
Distribution & Flight: Southern Balkans where it is very localised and, in my experience, is only found in low numbers. It flies in several broods, from May to August (and possibly beyond these limits too).
Habitat & Behaviour: Hot dry rocky places with light scrub.
Variation: The green underside markings are much darker in the spring generation.
Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013
NW Greece, July 2016
Samos, Greece, June 2018
Samos, Greece, June 2018
NW Greece, July 2016
Samos, Greece, June 2018
Kastoria, Greece, May 2004 (m)
Dull cool weather prevented this butterfly performing any better than this.
NW, Greece, August 2008
NW, Greece, August 2008
NW, Greece, August 2008
Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013
Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013
Peloppensos, Greece, June 2013