Black-veined white Aporia crataegi

Features

Habitat: borders, warm bushes, bright forest slopes, dry meadows.

Species	Insect
Living space	Bright forest, Bush crowns, Meadow
Size	50-60 mm wingspan

Description

The black-veined white has a wingspan of 50 to 60 mm. Females are commonly larger than males. The upperside of both forewings and hindwings is a translucent white boldly veined with black. The underside is similar in the male but the female has brown veining. Moreover, the female loses most of her scales by rubbing her wings together, resulting almost-transparent. This butterfly can be distinguished from other members of white butterflies of the genus Pieris by its distinctive veined wings. The eggs are yellow at first, darkening with age. The caterpillars are greenish grey with transverse banding. The pupa is creamy white, marked with black, attached by a silken girdle to a twig.