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Close up of cabbage white (pieris rapae) butterfly pollinating pink garden phlox (phlox paniculata) flowers

$White butterfly on the leaf in nature.\t$

Cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) close-up on a purple lavender flower in a garden - Costa Calma, Fuerteventura

$Pieris rapae is a very common resident in the Netherlands, in fact, the most common resident butterfly species. It occurs in a variety of open and half-open habitats. Various Brassicaceae are used as larval food plant. The species usually has three generations from mid-April until mid-September, the second and third overlapping. It hibernates as a pupa.\nSmall Whites distribution has probably been stable since the beginning of the 20th century, but large swarms of migrating butterflies have not been seen in recent years.\nThe Dutch Monitoring Scheme indicates a moderate decline since 1992.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe, except the North of Scandinavia.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands.$

Leptidea sinapis butterfly close-up on a wild flower

The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up. The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature. This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.

An image of a Large White butterfly nectaring in sunlight

Small white or cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae) sitting on white flower. Macro photo of beautiful insect pollinator collecting nectar in nature. Green background. Plittersdorf, Germany

Head-on view of a white peacock butterfly on a leaf

This image was taken at the Akagi Nature Park in Gunma.

$Polyommatus icarus is a common resident in the Netherlands.\nHabitat: The species occurs in a variety of flower-rich places, irrespective of nutrient level, pH or humidity. habitats include waste ground, grasslands and roadside verges.\nFood plants: Several species of Fabaceae serve as larval food plant.\nFlight Season: Common Blue flies in two, sometimes three generations from mid-May until the end of August, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\nDistribution: A common species in a great part of Europe, except the north of Scandinavia.\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Cabbage butterfly standing on lavender flower

A cabbage Butterfly on a flower in spring

A Small white butterfly. Latin pieris rapae settled on a yellow wild flower. differential focus gives a nice blurred background for copy space.

A common bluebottle butterfly with vibrant blue and black wings eats small white flowers. A Timomenus aeris rests nearby. Wulai, Taiwan.

$Callophrys rubi is a fairly scarce resident in the Netherlands. Until 1960, numbers were more or less stable., but between 1960 and 1970, they dropped by half. Inland, the species mainly occurs on the sandy soils in the eastern part of the Country; here, it is becoming rarer.\nHabitat: The Green Hairstreak is mostly found at woodland edges near Heathland, but also in woodland clearings, on nutrient poor, flower-rich grasslands, calcareous grasslands, and fallow land., where it uses a variety of larval food plants.\nFlight season: The species flies in one long generation from early May until early July.\n\nThis Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.$

tiny butterfly on dry grass, Small Blue, Cupido minimus

The green-veined white is a fairly small, white butterfly that is on the wing between April and October. A common butterfly, it is found in a wide variety of habitats, including hedgerows, woodland rides and meadows, as well as farmland, gardens and parks. It especially likes damp areas with lush vegetation. Water-cress is a very common host plant for the butterfly. The foodplants of the caterpillars are members of the cabbage family, including cuckooflower and hedge mustard.

Tiny white butterfly on a Chamomile flower head

Couple of chalkhill blue (Polyommatus coridon) butterflies on the white plant.

A Cabbage butterfly gathers pollen from a summer lilac flowers in summer.

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