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Western Dappled WhiteEuchloe crameri
Blanca Meridional
Pieridae
Flight Time-March to April and May to June Larval Food Plant-Biscutella, Crucifers, Iberis
Only really easy to identify when it has landed and shows the underside wing pattern
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Black-veined WhiteAporia crataegi
Blanca del Majuelo
Pieridae
Flight Time-April to July Larval Food Plant-Prunus sp
A large butterfly most numerous where there are plenty of hawthorns
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BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Limonera
Pieridae
Flight Time-Spring after hibernation and June to August Larval Food Plant-Rhamnus
The males are a lemon yellow with the females a paler greenish white. Large and eyecatching in flight.
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Provence Orange TipAnthocharis euphenoides
Puntanaranjada Meridional
Pieridae
Flight Time-March to June Larval Food Plant-Biscutella
A bright but small butterfly which rarely seems to stop. When the wings close it is dfficult to see on this flower.
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Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Cardera
Nymphalidae
Flight Time-April to October Larval Food Plant-Varied
A fairly common species that is fast flying and capable of migrating.
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Spanish FestoonZerynthia rumina
Arlequín
Papilionidae
Flight Time-March to May Larval Food Plant-Aristolochia
A pretty butterfly easily overlooked as it sits in low grasses.
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SwallowtailPapilio machaon
Macaón
Papilionidae
Flight Time-February to October Larval Food Plant-Fennel
A large and attractive butterfly with strong colours and long "tails".
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Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros
Olmera
Nymphalidae
Flight Time- February to July Hibernates through the winter Larval Food Plant-Poplar, Willow, Elm
A large butterfly best viewed when it rests with open wings on a tree trunk or rock.
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