Beginner needing still more help on ID

bob.phillips · #1 (**permalink**) 02-08-2009, 08:02 PM

Been out the last couple of days trying to take a few butterfly pics. Are these all green veined whites or are some of them Large whites??. Why does the subject in the third picture not appear to have any black spots?

Thanks,

Bob P.

aeshna5 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 04:46 AM

1 + 5 Large Whites
2, 3+4 GV White

Males sometimes lack black spots; females more heavily spotted than males.

Heidfirst · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2009, 04:51 AM

1 & 5 imo are large whites.
as for why no spots in 3 probably simply wing positioning e.g. A-Z of butterflies - Butterfly Conservation

bob.phillips · #4 (**permalink**) 05-08-2009, 10:00 AM

Aeshna and Heidfirst,

Thank you so much for the information and prompt response. I still struggle to see the differences, though I suppose I can see that the veins on the undeside of the GV white are somewhat 'greener' and more prominent than those on the L White. What are the characteristic that led to the ID of the one with its wings open??

Thanks again,

Bob P.