58.008 .... B&F 1551
Green-veined White Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Status .....The Nottinghamshire status of the Green-veined White has showed no real change over the past century. It is still one of our most common and widespread butterflies, being found in a broad range of habitats, but the distribution map indicates that it is slightly less often recorded than the Small White.
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Photographed at Market Warsop August 2017
 
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Photographed at Eakring Flash July 2003
 
 
Early stages                              
Pupa, photographed in situ on a Silver Birch trunk, Holborn Hill Plantation, October 2021.
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Green-veined White 
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Richard Rogers. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sherwood Forest Trust (2008 Oak Tree Heath invertebrate survey). Netherfield Wildlife Group. Martin Harvey. Pauline Bradford. Wil Heeney. Meg Skinner. Steve Horne. Nottingham City Council. Darren Matthews. Duncan Lyon. Lound Moth Group. NBGRC. Peter Acton. Damian Taylor. Barry Lygo. Graham Birkett. Tom Shields. Brian Wetton. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024

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