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Whites - identification when flying?
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:03 pm
by JohnR
Has anyone any tips on identifying Whites on the wing? Round here there are about ten times the number of Whites than there were last year when I could stalk individuals until they settled. In flight I really can't tell them apart and I can't go leaping through the crops when they do land.
Re: Whites - identification when flying?
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:11 pm
by David M
It's hard to tell Green Veined and Small Whites apart unless they fly right next to you.
Generally, I find Small Whites are a bit more free-roaming and purposeful in flight, whereas GVWs are more dithery and spend more time pottering about greenery rather than flowering plants.