Pieris napi at Rixton Claypits
Introduction
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Pieris napi at Rixton Claypits
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Apr 2011
At least twenty species of butterfly now breed on site. Thanks to Jonathan Kington and http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=napi , I believe this to be a mating pair of Green-veined White butterflies (Pieris napi) with the female nearest the camera.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.407185
Longitude
-2.476848