Pieridae
This trip was something of a Pierid-fest, with plenty of them getting their spring broods underway.
One we saw very regularly was Eastern Dappled White, which is usually extremely flighty. However, on the first full day it was cloudy and cool, and when the sun tried to break through in the afternoon we found this one which was largely becalmed:
I saw Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow and Mountain Small White, but was unable to get images (although others did). I also saw this:
It clearly wasn't something we had recorded earlier in the trip, so I asked Lazaros Pamperis if he could provide an ID. He duly informed me that it was a male Eastern Bath White, the only one knowingly seen on the tour.
Possibly the commonest species was Clouded Yellow. There were hundreds of them during the week. On the final morning, I spotted one that was an unusual colour so I trapped it in my plastic vial. It seems to be a
helice but the upper forewings are a curious, pale yellow colour rather than the usual silvery-grey:
Lots of Orange Tips encountered, and as ever, when they settle it's hard to resist taking a shot or two:
9. Wood White
10. Eastern Wood White
11. Orange Tip
12. Gruner's Orange Tip
13. Eastern Dappled White
14. Eastern Greenish Black Tip
15. Large White
16. Small White
17. Green Veined White
18. Southern Small White
19. Mountain Small White
20. Eastern Bath White
21. Clouded Yellow
22. Berger's Clouded Yellow
23. Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
24. Brimstone
25. Powdered Brimstone