#3011 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Bath White

🇳🇱 Resedawitje ·Pontia daplidice

LCleast concern 🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Andrea Battisti · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Sarefo · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Michael 2020 · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ferran Turmo Gort · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. 13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Frankrig:© Emil J Frederiksen · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Lleida, Spain:© Daniel Joaquin Aguirre Howes · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 34110 Frontignan, Frankreich:© Manuel Schwarz · CC BY 4.0
8. Lugo, España:© Suso Tizón · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. Terminal Rodoviário de Abrantes :© Maria Emília Martins · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. 04800 Esparron-de-Verdon, France:© Jacques HALLOT · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Pontia daplidice , the Bath white , is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae , the yellows and whites, which occurs in the Palearctic region. It is common in central and southern Europe, migrating northwards every summer, often reaching southern Scandinavia and sometimes southern England.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,683iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

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).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,683 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).