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1st brood male. (Males have only one spot, or no spot, on upper surface of forewing).
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2nd brood female. (Females have two spots on upper surface of forewing)
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2nd brood underside.
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A female rejecting the advances of a male.
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Pupa, normally attached by silken girdle, accidently snapped in this case.
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Information
| UK BAP status: | Not listed |
| Local status: | Common.
Distributed over whole county.
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| Size: | Medium. |
| Larval foodplant: | Crucifers, especially Cabbages and nasturtiums, which makes it unpopular with some gardeners. |
| No. of broods: | Two. The markings on the second brood are darker than the first. |
| Flight time(s): | First brood flies late April to late June.
Second brood flies mid July to late September.
The second brood is usually more numerous and slightly darker in colour.
Numbers are boosted by migrants from the continent. |
| Winter: | Pupa |
| Habits: | Easily confused with Green-veined White in flight, but undersides are clearly different when settled. (See Green-veined White). |
| Habitats: | May occur anywhere. |
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