A Green-veined White Butterfly on a purple cranesbill Geranium by the garden path.

A Green-veined white Butterfly, wings partially opened, rests on a purple cranesbill Geranium by the garden path. The butterfly isn't normally seen in gardens , preferring hedgerows and meadows but I live near to both. I think this might be a female as they have two spots on their forewing as opposed to one in the male. Wiki says: "The veins on the wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence green-veined white. Unlike the large and small whites, it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers." 
Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.
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A Green-veined white Butterfly, wings partially opened, rests on a purple cranesbill Geranium by the garden path. The butterfly isn't normally seen in gardens , preferring hedgerows and meadows but I live near to both. I think this might be a female as they have two spots on their forewing as opposed to one in the male. Wiki says: "The veins on the wings of the female are usually more heavily marked. The underside hindwings are pale yellow with the veins highlighted by black scales giving a greenish tint, hence green-veined white. Unlike the large and small whites, it rarely chooses garden cabbages to lay its eggs on, preferring wild crucifers." Camera: iPhone 15 Pro.

4 comments — live from bluesky

Mr Garden · 1 · 1d ago
Beautiful butterfly and photo. 😍😍👌
💛💜JB💛💜 · 1 · 1d ago
Beautiful, Graham… happy Friday ✨💚🌿🫶
Graham Jones · 1 · 1d ago
Thank you Jules and the same to you.
Rob Crank Photography · 1 · 18h ago
Beautiful capture Graham.
Yvonne Redknap · 1 · 1d ago
Gorgeous, Graham.
Graham Jones · 1 · 1d ago
A lovely surprise as I thought it was a Cabbage white.