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     Lepidoptera > Pieridae > Pierinae > Pieris napi

  Pieris brassicae
  Pieris napi
Pieris napi (Linnaeus 1758)
  • wingspan: 40-45 mm
  • two spots (female) or one black spot (male) on each forewing
  • the veins on underside hindwings highlighted by black scales (pic. 1)
  • the black apical mark on forewings extends along the costal margin (pic. 2)

pic. 1. - veins
pic. 2. - apical mark

Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2005-07-31, PL Sople, DE17
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2005-07-31, PL Sople, DE17
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2006-08-13, PL Gdańsk
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2006-08-13, PL Gdańsk
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-03-16, PL Działdowo
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-03-16, PL Działdowo
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-03-16, PL Działdowo
Pieris napi
phot: Łukasz Markowski

2007-06-24, PL Działdowo
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-08-15, PL Gdańsk
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-08-18, PL Gdańsk
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-09-29, PL Działdowo
Pieris napi
phot: Robert Żóralski

2007-09-29, PL Działdowo
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