Butterflies & moths to look for in September — Green Veined White Butterfly

Where to look

To see one, look in damp places such as hedgerows, ditches, banks of rivers, lakes and ponds, damp meadows. It is less common in gardens and parks and dryer, open habitats like chalk grassland

Description

The Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi) is widespread and common throughout Britain and Ireland. When flying, it is easily confused with

the Small White butterfly, but when it settles, the Green-veined White has distinctive grey-green veins on its wings. It flies over large areas in search of a mate and breeding grounds. The males sometimes gather together in large numbers on mud, known as ‘mud-puddling’. Butterflies get most of their food from nectar but although it is rich in sugar, it lacks some important nutrients that butterflies need for reproduction and for those, some butterflies visit puddles!

For more info see https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/green-veined-white

Spottings

Charlie

Satvik

Solomon

Ilse

“I saw this in my Grannie's garden.”

Tamsin

Sebastian

Gav

“Slightly blurry green veined white butterfly.”

Daisy

“Green veined white butterfly in the woods.”

Where we've found Green Veined White Butterflies

Green Veined White Butterfly spottings journal (10 seen)

Last seen	Location	Spotted by	Group	Notes
18 Apr 2023	Arundel Millpond		Stroud Valleys Project
13 Oct 2021			Stroud Valleys Project
28 Sep 2021	Hunters Way	Charlie	Foxmoor Primary
24 Sep 2021	Stratford Park	Satvik	Foxmoor Primary
24 Sep 2021		Solomon	Foxmoor Primary
10 Aug 2020	Wythall	Ilse	Leafgatherers	I saw this in my Grannie's garden.
22 Jun 2020		Tamsin	Stroud Valleys Project
7 May 2020	Cirencester	Sebastian	Ireland Class
3 May 2020	St Mawgan	Gav	Blended	Slightly blurry green veined white butterfly.
3 May 2020	St Mawgan	Daisy	Blended	Green veined white butterfly in the woods.

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