77:
52:
33:
211:. The species has white upper wings with darkened apex tips. Females contain 2 dark spots on the forewing whereas males only contain 1 that are sometimes absent. The underside of the wings is yellowish with gray scales running along the veines of the wings. The species can be differentiated from the similar
287:
in 2009 due to it having a large occurrence and population size of more than 10,000 adult individuals with no decline in populations of more than 25% in the previous 10 years. It also occurs in a number of protected areas across its range.
597:
638:
673:
558:
643:
253:
519:
683:
76:
653:
474:
678:
648:
602:
537:
668:
658:
550:
688:
663:
436:
280:
171:
506:
248:
at elevations up to 1,300 meters. The species inhabits vegitated areas alongside hedges and edges of
41:
148:
71:
268:
members which the larvae feed on, where the adult generations then occur from March to
October.
217:
from the underside wing gray scales being more spread out and faded, compared to the scales of
610:
493:
615:
589:
545:
532:
261:
632:
584:
310:
284:
61:
56:
498:
362:
265:
459:
571:
468:
386:
213:
128:
32:
410:
257:
524:
204:
108:
88:
485:
453:
249:
241:
208:
138:
563:
334:
237:
233:
576:
252:
and woodland clearings. Forest habitats the species inhabits include
245:
118:
98:
430:
511:
434:
387:"Pieris balcana ¦ Balkan Green Veined White ¦ euroButterflies"
411:"European Lepidoptera and their ecology: Pieris balcana"
443:
8:
431:
50:
31:
20:
297:
7:
551:490ff778-5e2c-4ad9-8fe0-4dc4e493fe9b
356:
354:
305:
303:
301:
639:IUCN Red List least concern species
14:
75:
674:Fauna of Bosnia and Herzegovina
335:"Pieris balcana Lorkovic, 1970"
311:"IUCN Red List, Pieris balcana"
361:Maric, Miroslav (2023-03-25).
1:
644:Butterflies described in 1970
221:being more sharply defined.
264:. Eggs are laid on various
254:broadleaf deciduous forests
705:
475:Pieris pseudorapae balcana
201:Balkan green-veined white
177:
170:
72:Scientific classification
70:
48:
39:
30:
23:
684:Fauna of North Macedonia
279:has been assessed as a '
391:www.eurobutterflies.com
367:Butterflies of Croatia
654:Butterflies of Europe
546:Fauna Europaea (new)
16:Species of butterfly
679:Fauna of Montenegro
315:www.iucnredlist.org
42:Conservation status
649:Pieris (butterfly)
207:within the family
203:, is a species of
669:Fauna of Bulgaria
626:
625:
611:Open Tree of Life
437:Taxon identifiers
283:' species by the
192:
191:
65:
696:
659:Fauna of Croatia
619:
618:
606:
605:
593:
592:
580:
579:
567:
566:
554:
553:
541:
540:
528:
527:
515:
514:
502:
501:
489:
488:
479:
478:
477:
464:
463:
462:
432:
425:
424:
422:
421:
407:
401:
400:
398:
397:
383:
377:
376:
374:
373:
363:"Pieris balcana"
358:
349:
348:
346:
345:
331:
325:
324:
322:
321:
307:
240:to southwestern
236:in regions from
183:
80:
79:
59:
54:
53:
35:
21:
704:
703:
699:
698:
697:
695:
694:
693:
689:Fauna of Serbia
664:Fauna of Greece
629:
628:
627:
622:
614:
609:
601:
596:
588:
583:
575:
570:
562:
557:
549:
544:
536:
531:
523:
518:
510:
505:
497:
492:
484:
482:
473:
472:
467:
458:
457:
452:
439:
429:
428:
419:
417:
409:
408:
404:
395:
393:
385:
384:
380:
371:
369:
360:
359:
352:
343:
341:
333:
332:
328:
319:
317:
309:
308:
299:
294:
274:
262:mixed woodlands
260:woodlands, and
227:
188:
185:
179:
166:
163:P. balcana
74:
66:
55:
51:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
702:
700:
692:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
631:
630:
624:
623:
621:
620:
607:
594:
581:
568:
555:
542:
533:Fauna Europaea
529:
516:
503:
490:
480:
465:
449:
447:
445:Pieris balcana
441:
440:
435:
427:
426:
402:
378:
350:
326:
296:
295:
293:
290:
277:Pieris balcana
273:
270:
230:Pieris balcana
226:
223:
196:Pieris balcana
190:
189:
187:Lorkovic, 1970
186:
181:Pieris balcana
175:
174:
168:
167:
160:
158:
154:
153:
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
68:
67:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
25:Pieris balcana
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
701:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
636:
634:
617:
612:
608:
604:
599:
595:
591:
586:
582:
578:
573:
569:
565:
560:
556:
552:
547:
543:
539:
534:
530:
526:
521:
517:
513:
508:
504:
500:
495:
491:
487:
481:
476:
470:
466:
461:
455:
451:
450:
448:
446:
442:
438:
433:
416:
415:www.pyrgus.de
412:
406:
403:
392:
388:
382:
379:
368:
364:
357:
355:
351:
340:
336:
330:
327:
316:
312:
306:
304:
302:
298:
291:
289:
286:
285:IUCN Red List
282:
281:Least concern
278:
271:
269:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
224:
222:
220:
216:
215:
210:
206:
202:
198:
197:
184:
182:
176:
173:
172:Binomial name
169:
165:
164:
159:
156:
155:
152:
151:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:
124:
123:
120:
117:
114:
113:
110:
107:
104:
103:
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
78:
73:
69:
63:
58:
57:Least Concern
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
444:
418:. Retrieved
414:
405:
394:. Retrieved
390:
381:
370:. Retrieved
366:
342:. Retrieved
339:www.gbif.org
338:
329:
318:. Retrieved
314:
276:
275:
272:Conservation
266:Brassicaceae
244:and central
229:
228:
218:
212:
200:
195:
194:
193:
180:
178:
162:
161:
149:
24:
18:
572:iNaturalist
469:Wikispecies
214:Pieris napi
129:Lepidoptera
633:Categories
420:2024-03-29
396:2024-03-29
372:2024-03-29
344:2024-03-29
320:2024-03-28
292:References
258:coniferous
232:occurs in
109:Arthropoda
460:Q13561025
205:butterfly
157:Species:
95:Kingdom:
89:Eukaryota
483:BioLib:
454:Wikidata
250:woodland
242:Bulgaria
209:Pieridae
139:Pieridae
135:Family:
105:Phylum:
99:Animalia
85:Domain:
62:IUCN 3.1
616:4237987
603:1343054
564:1920498
512:4096135
238:Croatia
234:Balkans
225:Ecology
219:P. napi
145:Genus:
125:Order:
119:Insecta
115:Class:
60: (
590:173313
577:109508
538:440895
246:Greece
199:, the
150:Pieris
525:91152
520:EUNIS
499:4HRMY
486:51340
598:NCBI
585:IUCN
559:GBIF
507:EoL
494:CoL
635::
613::
600::
587::
574::
561::
548::
535::
522::
509::
496::
471::
456::
413:.
389:.
365:.
353:^
337:.
313:.
300:^
256:,
423:.
399:.
375:.
347:.
323:.
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.