Male
Female	Couple

Ovipositing on Cardamine amara

Forewing Length: 18-27mm;
Wingspan: 35-45mm;
Proboscis Length: 10-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
March - September (7 - 10 Days)	April - October	June - March	March - October (Earliest: 2.4) (3 Generations)

Deterrent Chemicals
Flavonoids	Isovitexin

Biotopes:	Meadows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva)	Many Brassicaceae
Food: (Adult)	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Several Brassicaceae Nectar	Several Caryophyllaceae Nectar	Several Onagraceae Nectar
	Trifolium pratense Nectar	Vicia cracca Nectar	Geranium robertianum Nectar	Geranium sylvaticum Nectar
	Clinopodium vulgare Nectar	Prunella vulgaris Nectar	Bistorta officinalis Nectar	Succisa pratensis Nectar
	Menyanthes trifoliata Nectar	Oxalis acetosella Nectar	Rubus fruticosus Nectar	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
	Valeriana officinalis Nectar	Ranunculus acris Nectar	Calluna vulgaris Nectar
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Epicampocera succincta Larva	Phryxe vulgaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Pieris napi
UK Butterflies Green-veined White
Nature Spot: Green-veined White - Pieris napi
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Pieris napi
Lepiforum: Pieris napi

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