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Black-veined white

Aporia crataegi

Order Lepidoptera. Family Pieridae.

Black-veined white — Photographs 1
Black-veined white.
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Aporia crataegi, the black-veined white, is a large butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Traits

Wingspan
55–70 mm
Flight period
May–July
Host plants
hawthorn, blackthorn, fruit trees
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Black-veined white — Photographs 2
Black-veined white. Zoological illustration.
John Curtis / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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