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Mountain Small White
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S Greece, July
2008 |
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S Greece, July
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Pirin Mts, Bulgaria, July 2004 (f) Second brood with little dusting of black scales on underside |
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Macedonia, Greece, May 2004 (m) First brood
showing heavy scaling on the underside hindwing, |
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NW Spain, August 2003 (f) Just the shadow of the upperside black spots can be seen on the underside. |
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NW Spain, August 2003 (m) |
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NW Spain, August 2003 (m) |
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NW Spain, August 2003 (m) Whiteness is notable. |
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This is one of the Small Whites. It is fairly distinctive being noticeably smaller than the two species with which it can be confused - the Small White and Southern Small White, A. rapae and A. mannii. It also has a much whiter appearance. See the Species Page for A. mannii for other differences. I've found ergane from the southern Pyrenees through southern France, central Italy and into Greece. It is usually very local but evidently widespread. |