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Lots of Black-veined White butterflies / Puno glogovih bijelaca

Aporia crataegi

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It usually feeds on plants in the genus Prunus. Flight time is between April and July, size is 56 - 68 mm , and is normally found an altitudes of 500 - 2 000 m. Caterpillars live communally on uncut branches of the foodplant at first, before dispersing in the later developmental stages to other parts of the tree.

Habitat:

It is found in orchards and bushes throughout most of Europe, North America, temperate Asia, Korea and Japan.

Notes:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22836295

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Aporia crataegi

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Comments (5)
injica
Tnx Noel, sometimes I struggle to make one photo of one calm butterfly while this was a shock, all calm on one flower ;)
injica
Tnx Yuko, tnx bayucca! :)

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PublishedMay 26, 2013

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