|
|
|
|
|
|
| All contents and photographs copyright Matt Rowlings, ©2003-2012. |
| Photos: explicit permission must be obtained from Matt Rowlings for any use of any images from eurobutterflies.com. |
|
Click here for the option to "subscribe" (it's free) to the eurobutterflies RSS Feed for the latest on what's flying and butterfly related news.
|
Mountain Green Veined White
   |
|
Valais,
Switzerland, June/July 2009 |
|
|
   |
|
Valais,
Switzerland, June 2007 |
|
|
 |
|
2300m Valais, Switzerland, July 2006 |
|
|
 |
|
1200m Vaud, Switzerland, July 2006 |
|
|
 |
|
2000m Valais, Switzerland, June 2006 |
|
|
 |
|
2000m Valais, Switzerland, June 2006 |
|
|
 |
|
Valais, Switzerland, July 2004 (f) |
|
|
 |
|
Valais, Switzerland, July 2004 (f) |
|
|
 |
|
Valais, Switzerland, June 2004 (m) |
|
|
 |
|
Valais, Switzerland, July 2004 Male underside with extensive markings along the veins - closely resembling the spring brood Green Veined White, P. napi. |
|
|
 |
|
Valais, Switzerland, June 2003 (f) Female showing
extremely heavy dusting of grey on upperside and |
|
|
|
|
|
Valais, Switzerland, June 2003 (m) Male also has
heavy markings but lacks completely the |
|
|
|
This species appears to replace the Green Veined White, P. napi, at high altitudes in the Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. The males are more heavily marked in comparison but it is the females that are unmistakable. They are covered in a very heavy dusting of brown scales giving a rather dirty appearance. Unlike co-geners with which it may fly (A. napi, rapae, mannii, and ergane) it usually flies in only a single brood in the summer. |