Eastern wood white
Leptidea duponcheli
Pierid
(Pieridae)
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Small white butterfly with pointy wings, the upper surface is white with a dark grey tinge along the front edge. The under surface has a greenish pattern fading to grey when ageing. The antennae have a bright yellow tip. It prefers sunny forest edges and sunny meadows. ⇔ wsp. 30-40 mm Can be found in South East France and the Balkans. LA: ≈ The LEPTIDEA SINAPIS (Wood white) has a similar shape but is greyish at the under surface. ≈ The PIERIS RAPAE (Small white) has more rounded wing tips.
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Wood white
Cabbage butterfly
Small white
Eastern wood white
Zwartsprietboswitje
Leptidea duponcheli [L.]
Piéride du sainfoin
Leptidea duponcheli [L.]
Leptidea duponcheli [L.]
Leptidea duponcheli [L.]
Беляночка Дюпоншеля
Leptidea duponcheli [L.]
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