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Anthocharis cardamines

Checklist Number
58.003 [B&F: 1553]

Verification
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Classification

Family:Pieridae
Subfamily:Pierinae
Genus:Anthocharis
Species:cardamines
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in woodland edges, rough grassland and hedgerows; 0-600 m (0-2100 m in Europe) throughout much of the British Isles, but not in the Highlands or Islands of Scotland; mainland Europe and Scandinavia. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common. Wingspan 38-48 mm. Larva feeds on Cuckooflower and Garlic Mustard.