![]() There is a great App, iRecord Butterflies, that provides a guide to UK butterfly species, helps you identify and record species, and take part in surveys. ![]() If you see a ‘white’ butterfly, please send your record as we need more information about their distribution and abundance. All will lay their eggs on a range of crucifers, but, whilst the Orange-tip and Green-veined White favour Cuckooflower and Garlic Mustard, the Small White and Large White have a preference for cultivated brassicas such as cabbages and are sometimes called ‘cabbage whites’. You can read more here.Īll four ‘white’ butterfly adults visit a range of flowers for nectar-feeding, but the females must choose the foodplant for their offspring. In practice, adults of all four common ‘white’ butterflies have been seen in the early spring this year, given the very favourable weather and the warm weather of 2019 which favoured many species. The Orange-tip is one of the first UK species of butterfly to emerge from the overwintering pupa. The male Orange-tip has distinctive orange markings on the tips of the forewings, visible both from above and below. Image 3: Large White © Vince Massimo Image 4: Small White © Vince Massimo ![]()
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