Green-veined white: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Green-veined white Pieris napi

Where the green-veined white lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,398,025 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Pieris napi
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pieridae

Where does the green-veined white live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green-veined white in 24 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the green-veined white?

The green-veined white (Pieris napi) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Pieridae, genus Pieris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green-veined white

The green-veined white (Pieris napi) is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green-veined white (revision 1374343691), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q683592 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).