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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Leptidea sinapis
Leptidea sinapis(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Dismorphiinae
  3. Leptideini
  4. Leptidea
  5.  sinapis
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TL: Sweden   (2600 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest clearings
  • Forest edges
  • Glades

Similar species

  • Leptidea amurensis
  • Leptidea duponcheli
  • Leptidea morsei
  • Leptidea reali
MU

32-41 mm

FU

33-44 mm

MD
FD
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  • France
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàAngelet
    ČeskyBělásek hrachorový
    DanskSkovhvidvinge
    DeutschSenfweißling
    DeutschTintenfleck-Weißling
    Eesti keelHarilik sinepiliblikas
    EnglishWood White
    EspañolBlanca esbelta
    FrançaisPiéride de la moutarde
    GaeilgeBánóg choille
    HrvatskiGorušičin bijelac
    ItalianoPieride della senape
    LatviešuDedestiņu baltenis
    LietuviųPaprastoji garstytė
    MagyarMustárlepke
    NederlandsBoswitje
    NorskSkoghvitvinge
    PolskiWietek gorczycznik
    ShqipFlutura e mustardës
    SlovenčinaMlynárik hrachorový
    SlovenščinaFrfotavček
    SrpskiObični mlinar
    SuomeksiVirnaperhonen
    SvenskaSkogsvitvinge
    TürkçeNarin Ormanbeyazý
    ΕλληνικάΔασική πιεριδάκι
    РусскийБеляночка горошковая
    РусскийГорошковая беляночка
    РусскийГорчичница
    ქართულიცულისპირა თეთრულა
    中文条纹小粉蝶
    日本語シナピスヒメシロチョウ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeDorycnium hirsutumHairy Canary Clover
    FabaceaeDorycnium pentaphyllum
    FabaceaeLathyrus linifoliusBitter vetch
    FabaceaeLathyrus pratensisMeadow Vetchling
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot Trefoil
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium arvenseHare's-foot Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium repensWhite Clover
    FabaceaeVicia craccaTufted Vetch
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium arvenseHare's-foot Clover
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Adult, underside.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Witków

Adult, underside.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Adult, underside.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom, Monk's Wood NNR

Adult, underside.

Joanna Zopoth-LipiejkoPoland, Toruń

Copulating pair.

Mieczysław NowakPoland, Myślenice

Larva.

Pertti PakkanenFinland, Järvenpää

Pupa.

Pertti PakkanenFinland, Järvenpää

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Koski

Egg.

Andrzej KrzyžanekCzech Republic, Bílé Karpaty

Egg.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків
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