In science, this butterfly is called Pieris chloridice. It is a day butterfly. It is powdery white with grey spots in the corners and along the edge of the wings. The hind wings have a bright green pattern underneath.
The butterfly can be found in the south of the European part of Russia, in Siberia, Central and Central Asia. Lives in the steppe and forest-steppe. Rarely found in the mountains.
White Zelenushka has two generations. The first flies from May to June, the second - from July to autumn. The caterpillar is bluish-green in color, with greenish hairs and yellow circles at the junction of the segments. A light green line along the back and on the sides. Other types of whites - This white alpine, euphem, rapeseed, turnip, And pea.
White-tailed Zelenushka feeds on cruciferous plants, for example, intermediate walker. The eggs are laid one by one on the leaves of the host plant.
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