• Brimstone male on Marsh Thistle, Longdon ©R.Winnall

    Brimstone male on Marsh Thistle, Longdon ©R.Winnall

  • Brimstone female, Postensplain ©R.Winnall

    Brimstone female, Postensplain ©R.Winnall

  • Brimstone female laying eggs, Dowles ©R.Winnall

    Brimstone female laying eggs, Dowles ©R.Winnall

  • Brimstone egg on Alder Buckthorn, Dowles ©R.Winnall

    Brimstone egg on Alder Buckthorn, Dowles ©R.Winnall

  • Brimstone caterpillar, Dowles ©R.Winnall

    Brimstone caterpillar, Dowles ©R.Winnall

  • Clouded Yellow female ©R.Winnall

    Clouded Yellow female ©R.Winnall

  • Green-veined White male, Queenswood ©R.Winnall

    Green-veined White male, Queenswood ©R.Winnall

  • Green-veined White female, Dowles ©R.Winnall

    Green-veined White female, Dowles ©R.Winnall

  • Green-veined White underwings, Dowles ©R.Winnall

    Green-veined White underwings, Dowles ©R.Winnall

  • Green-veined White, newly laid egg, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Green-veined White, newly laid egg, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Green-veined White pupa on birch, Brand Wood ©R.Winnall

    Green-veined White pupa on birch, Brand Wood ©R.Winnall

  • Large White male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Large White male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Large White underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Large White underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Large White ©R.Winnall

    Large White ©R.Winnall

  • Large White eggs, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Large White eggs, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Large White caterpillars, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Large White caterpillars, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange Tip male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange Tip male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange Tip female, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange Tip female, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange tip male on Bluebell, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange tip male on Bluebell, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange Tip female, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange Tip female, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange Tip eggs on Garlic Mustard, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange Tip eggs on Garlic Mustard, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Orange tip caterpillar, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Orange tip caterpillar, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Small White male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Small White male, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Small White underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Small White underwings, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Small White egg, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Small White egg, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Small White caterpillar, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

    Small White caterpillar, Bliss Gate ©R.Winnall

  • Wood White male on Common Vetch, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall

    Wood White male on Common Vetch, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall

  • Wood White female, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall

    Wood White female, Wyre Forest ©R.Winnall

  • Wood White egg on Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil ©R.Winnall

    Wood White egg on Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil ©R.Winnall

Butterflies – Pieridae – whites and yellows

Butterflies in the family Pieridae found in the Wyre Forest are Wood White, Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White and Orange-tip.

Published 27th May 2011 at 8:50 pm