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Green-veined White
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Pierinae
Tribe: Pierini
Genus: Pieris
Species: P. napi
Binomial name: Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Green-veined White Pieris napi is a butterfly of the Pieridae family.
Appearance, behaviour and distribution:
Widespread across Europe, Asia including the Indian subcontinent and North America, it is found in Meadows, hedgerows and woodland glades but not as often in gardens and parks like its close relatives the Large and Small Whites which it is often mistaken for. Like other "white" butterflies, the sexes differ. The female has two spots on each forewing, the male only one. The veins on wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence Green-veined White! Unlike these two butterflies it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers.
Life cycle and foodplants :
The eggs are laid singularly on a wide range of foodplants including Hedge mustard Sisybrium officinale Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata, Cuckooflower Cardamine pratense, Water-cress Rorippa nastutium-aquaticum, Charlock Sinapis arvensis,Large bitter-cress Cardamine amara, wild cabbage Brassica oleracea and wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum and so it is rarely a pest in gardens. The caterpillar is green and well camouflaged. It is often found feeding on the same plant as the Orange Tip but never competes for food because it only feeds on the leaves whereas the Orange Tip caterpillar feeds on the flowers and developing seed pods. Like other Pieris sp. it overwinters as a pupa. It can produce up to three broods in a year.
Recent research has shown that when males mate with a female, they inject methyl salicylate along with their sperm. The smell of this compound repels other males, thus ensuring the first male's paternity of the eggs - a form of chemical mate guarding.
The adult male of this species has a distinctive lemon smell.
More info
Het klein geaderd witje (Pieris napi) is een dagvlinder uit de familie Pieridae, de witjes.
Het klein geaderd witje komt in grote delen van Europa. De vlinder vliegt van zeeniveau tot 2000 meter in berggebied. Het stelt geen specifieke eisen aan zijn omgeving en kan daarom overal worden aangetroffen.
De vleugel heeft een lengte van 20 tot 24 millimeter en is sterk geaderd.
De vlinders komen in twee tot drie generaties voor. De vliegtijd is van april tot en met november. Ze overwinteren in het popstadium.
Bron
Der Rapsweißling (Pieris napi) ist ein Schmetterling (Tagfalter) aus der Familie der Weißlinge (Pieridae). Er wird oft auch als Grünader-Weißling bezeichnet. Merkmale : Der Rapsweißling ist ein mittelgroßer Falter, der zu den häufigsten Tagfalterarten zählt. Das Haupterkennungsmerkmal sind die grünlich beschuppten Adern auf den Hinterflügelunterseiten. Die Raupe ähnelt der des Kleinen Kohlweißlings, besitzt aber keine ausgeprägte gelbe Rückenlinie.
More German info
Shutter speed value 1/100 s
Aperture value f/16
Exposure bias value -1.30 eV
Metering mode Center weighted average
Focal length 180 mm
Focal length in 35mm film 270 mm
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Hard
White balance Auto
Quality Raw
Flash mode On
ISO 100
I used a Monopod for this picture
hope you like it
TFW Thijs |
jeanpaul, vanderschelden, phlr, uleko, SelenE, CatherineD, wuta has marked this note useful
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- Amadeo
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(2548) - [2008-06-26 14:33]
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Hola Thijs, un encuadre diagonal muy acertado, con una bonita composición, nitida y muy bien iluminada. Un saludo
Bonjour Thijs
Très belle prise, couleurs et netteté, attitude du sujet. Bravo
Amicalement ...JP
Hello Thijs,
Goeie scherpte en compo.
Mooie vlinders.
Bedankt
Annick
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- Art_R
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(1819) - [2008-06-26 18:50]
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Hi Thijs , very good photo of these mating butterflies , good detail and very nice natural colors, TFS
regards
Art
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- uleko
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2345 W: 164 N: 7036]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(22268) - [2008-06-27 1:43]
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Hello Thijs,
Brilliant capture of this beautiful pair of Green-veined Whites in copula and both very nicely in focus. Excellent sharpness and I particularly like the colours in this beautiful composition.
Many thanks and cheers, Ulla
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- SelenE
(11686)
- [2008-06-27 4:32]
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Hi Thijs,
Your POV and the pose you captured are very nice. Good focus, sharpness, lighting, composition and details. TFS
Greetings,
Selen
Hello Thijs,
Very nice shot with great details. The composition is perfect, well balanced and nice colours. The diagonal effect is beautiful. I like the frame too. TFS,
Catherine
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- mariki
(7403)
- [2008-07-02 1:35]
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Hello Thijs,
Excellent picture of these butterflies mating. Excellent diagonal composition. Very good sharpness. Excellent exposure and great colours.
Cheers,
Mariki
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- wuta
(2034)
- [2008-07-05 11:58]
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Hallo Thijs , Heel mooi deze foto , prachtige compositie kleuren scherpte bg en framing , groeten en fijn weekend . teunie .
