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Butterflies Page 14
Image Taken on 20 May 2023
at 12:59 Image of day on 07 Jul 2023
This Green-veined White Butterfly is basking on a leaf.
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Image Taken on 17 Jul 2013
at 12:15 Image of day on 04 Sep 2013
The Green-veined White butterfly has been a bit of a rarity here -
maybe the arable farming around us has encouraged them. Anyway,
along our track-side we found this one feeding on the rampant Blackberry brambles.
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Ref: 20130904_df1_20130717_1215_025 green-veined white butterfly (single spot) on blackberry flower (crop 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 02 Sep 2018
at 13:52 Image of day on 26 Oct 2018
A well marked Green-veined white Butterfly feeding from a Dandelion flower.
The edges of the wings are well worn, but insects in general have no
nervous system in the wing surfaces, so don't get (or really need) any warning sensations.
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Ref: 20181026_df3_20180902_1352_044 green-veined white butterfly (wing tips well worn) feeding on dandelion(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 14 Apr 2024
at 12:22 Image of day on 11 May 2024
Our first Green-veined white Butterfly this year, feeding from one of the
enormous number of Garlic Mustard flowers. This appears to be a male.
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Image Taken on 11 Apr 2026
at 13:56 Image of day on 16 May 2026
A Green-veined White Butterfly - first of this year.
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Image Taken on 16 Apr 2024
at 10:55 Image of day on 11 May 2024
A couple of days on we find this Green-veined White feasting on a
little cluster of Forget-me-not flowers. The spots indicate that this is a female.
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Image Taken on 30 Jun 2018
at 13:16 Image of day on 20 Aug 2018
A Green-veined White Butterfly looking for nectar on a mostly 'spent' Blackberry flower.
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Image Taken on 04 May 2020
at 15:08 Image of day on 29 May 2020
This has been an unusually plentiful year for Green Veined White Butterflies
around our patch. This one is feeding from an also plentiful Garlic Mustard flower.
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Image Taken on 18 Apr 2026
at 13:16 Image of day on 24 May 2026
A Green veined White Butterfly feasting on a Lady's Smock (Cuckoo Flower) flower.
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Image Taken on 25 Apr 2018
at 09:25 Image of day on 07 Jun 2018
A Green-veined White butterfly stops to tank-up on some Lady's Smock (Cuckoo Flower) flowers
that grow all around the edge of the main pond and the main pond island. The
butterfly takes it's name for the patterning under the wing.
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Ref: 20180607_df3_20180425_0925_128 green-veined white butterfly feeding on ladys smock (cuckoo flower) flower (cuckooflower) (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Sep 2022
at 15:04 Image of day on 01 Nov 2022
The weather has been quite cold and rarely sunny, but we did find this
Green-veined White butterfly feeding on the still flowering mint plants.
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Image Taken on 04 Sep 2022
at 16:02 Image of day on 12 Oct 2022
A Green-veined White Butterfly enjoys a mint flower
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Image Taken on 04 Sep 2022
at 16:02 Image of day on 12 Oct 2022
Here is a closer look at just the Green-veined white Butterfly on a mint flower.
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Image Taken on 19 Sep 2019
at 13:12 Image of day on 11 Nov 2019
Green Veined White Butterflies have been seen here regularly this year.
This one is on the seemingly never ending supply of Mint flowers
Now in their second brood, eggs laid now overwinter as Chrysalises.
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Image Taken on 19 Sep 2019
at 13:12 Image of day on 11 Nov 2019
Green Veined White Butterflies have been seen here regularly this year.
This one is on the seemingly never ending supply of Mint flowers
Now in their second brood, eggs laid now overwinter as Chrysalises.
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Ref: 20191111_d73_20190919_1312_028 green-veined white butterfly feeding on mint flowers(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Aug 2021
at 11:00 Image of day on 06 Oct 2021
A Green-veined White Butterfly enjoying their share of the Loosestrife bounty.
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Ref: 20211006_df3_20210824_1100_022 green-veined white butterfly feeding on purple loosestrife(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Sep 2022
at 16:03 Image of day on 12 Oct 2022
The same individual Green-veined White Butterfly goes on to visit this thistle flower, surrounded by
withering flowers and a tangle of seeds ready to be blown to pastures new.
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Image Taken on 08 Aug 2022
at 11:12 Image of day on 20 Sep 2022
The first Green-veined White Butterfly this year.
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Image Taken on 21 Apr 2019
at 16:05 Image of day on 19 May 2019
A different Green-veined White individual flies towards the camera - a direction totally
the decision of the insect. Once they are in flight they can do whatever they like!
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Image Taken on 21 Apr 2019
at 13:01 Image of day on 19 May 2019
This is a Green Veined White Butterfly 'visiting' which is somethimes
seen feeding on Lady's Smock (Cuckoo Flower) flowers.
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Ref: 20190519_da1_20190421_1301_142+1105_169_ft1 green-veined white butterfly in flight with ladys smock (cuckoo flower) (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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