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Butterfly ID
Topic Started: Sep 16 2008, 02:56 PM (19,485 Views)
Tabatha
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:jealous: Some lovely sightings there everyone.

I would have called this a cabbage white, can anyone confirm or otherwise please.

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There are a lot of these about, but they are very hard to catch on camera.

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Tabatha

They all look like Small White.
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Tabatha
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:thanks: Dave. I have seen a lot of them about recently. :cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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Pleasure, Tabatha.

We have started to see more in our garden over this last week or so.
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feedyourhedgehog
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I hope this isn't a silly question but these are both the same species aren't they :thinking:

Male and female Green veined white :think: It's just that they look so different

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Paula.

You are spot on and they are both Green-veined White. The female usually has more forewing markings which include two quite distinctive black marks/spots (although these fade with age) The male is usually a much cleaner looking butterfly with just a single small spot on the forewing, although this can be completely absent.
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feedyourhedgehog
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:cool1: Great thanks for that Dave.......it did throw us to start with :think:
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Davebutterflyman
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Ok Paula :cool2:
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tappersnapper
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Am I right in thinking this is a Holly Blue?
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Holly Blue by timtapley, on Flickr
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Davebutterflyman
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Spot on Tim and a fabulous photo as well.
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tappersnapper
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Thank you Dave.
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Davebutterflyman
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A pleasure Tim.
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Pumazooma
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Sparrowhawk
Not the best picture in the world but is this some sort of skipper?

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi PZ.

That is actually a moth called Silver-Y Autographa gamma.
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feedyourhedgehog
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It looks like a Silver Y Moth..............lots flying about in the day at the moment :cool:
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feedyourhedgehog
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Dave you beat me to it :lol:
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Davebutterflyman
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:lol: Paula

I like your new Avatar :cool2:
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feedyourhedgehog
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:cool: Thanks Dave :grin:
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Pumazooma
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Sparrowhawk
Ah cool thanks. It certainly moved like a moth with that sort of constant buzzy motion and looked 'fat' but didn't appear to have the furry antennae so I thought it might be a skipper. It didn't hang around long enough for me to get a better shot though.
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Davebutterflyman
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They can be mistaken for Hummingbird Hawk-moth as well PZ.
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