#2870 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Wood White

🇳🇱 Boswitje ·Leptidea sinapis

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Philip Mark Osso · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Bastiaan Notebaert · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Philip Mark Osso · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Maastricht, NL-LI, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Sint Pieter, Maastricht, Alankomaat:© Matti Brandon · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Maastricht, NL-LI, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Sint Pieter, Maastricht, Nederland:© rodha · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Sint Pieter, Maastricht, Nederland:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Leptidea sinapis , or the wood white butterfly of the family Pieridae, is a small white butterfly that is mainly found in England, Ireland, and Northern Europe. The butterfly has white wings with grey or yellow markings near the center or tip of the wing. It flies slowly and low over its shrubbery habitat. Males initiate courtship with females and can mate multiply, while females tend to only mate once in their lifetime.

base stats

NL sightings 31iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,239iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).