Available during July / August. The Green Veined White is a widespread and common sight throughout the spring and summer in meadows, hedgerows and woodland glades, but not as often in gardens and parks like its close relatives the Large and Small Whites, for which it can be mistaken. The female has two spots on each forewing, the male only one. Females rarely choose garden cabbages to lay their eggs, preferring instead wild crucifers such as Garlic Mustard, Hedge Mustard, and Cuckooflower. Larvae can also be raised on Watercress and garden Nasturtiums. Generally there are two generations (sometimes three in favourable years) and the species overwinters in the pupal stage. An ideal species for those wishing to photograph its life-cycle or release them to augment local populations.
