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White and Yellow Butterflies ; Family Pieridae


These are basically all yellow apart from the Brimstone and all have black markings.
The UK has 6 resident species and a further 4 Summer ones.
Female Orange tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Female Orange tip - Anthocharis cardamines		 Female Orange tip - Anthocharis cardamines
Female Orange tip - Anthocharis cardamines		 Brimstone - Gonepterix rhamni
Brimstone - Gonepterix rhamni		 Hanging on in the wind!
Hanging on in the wind!		 Brimstone - Gonepterix rhamni
Brimstone - Gonepterix rhamni
Large white butterfly - Pieris brassicae.
Large white butterfly - Pieris brassicae.		 Large white - Pieris brassicae
Large white - Pieris brassicae		 Large white - Pieris brassicae
Large white - Pieris brassicae		 Large white - Pieris brassicae
Large white - Pieris brassicae		 Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni!
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni!
Large white butterfly - pieris rapae (M)
Large white butterfly - pieris rapae (M)		 Large White female - Pieris brassicae!
Large White female - Pieris brassicae!		 Are there spots before my eyes?
Are there spots before my eyes?

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