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Pieris Collection

In the picturesque town of Boscastle, Cornwall, UK, a small white butterfly known as Pieris rapae finds solace on a delicate bluebell

Background imagePieris Collection: Brindled beauty moth, Lycia hirtaria, and black-veined white butterfly, Pieris crataegi

Brindled beauty moth, Lycia hirtaria, and black-veined white butterfly, Pieris crataegi
FLO4638964 Brindled beauty moth, Lycia hirtaria, and black-veined white butterfly, Pieris crataegi. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Moses Harris from "The Aurelian; a Natural

Background imagePieris Collection: Great garden white butterfly, Pieris brassicae. Upper and under side of the male

Great garden white butterfly, Pieris brassicae. Upper and under side of the male
FLO4641439 Great garden white butterfly, Pieris brassicae. Upper and under side of the male. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

Background imagePieris Collection: On the flower

On the flower
Sergio Barboni

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined white, small white, mountain

Green-veined white, small white, mountain
Green-veined white, Pieris napi, small white, Pieris rapae, mountain clouded yellow, Colias phicomone, and dark-veined white, Pieris bryoniae

Background imagePieris Collection: Green Veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) Roosting on Bluebell flower, Cambridgeshire

Green Veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) Roosting on Bluebell flower, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) Whitelye Common Nature Reserve, Monmouthshire

Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) Whitelye Common Nature Reserve, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Background imagePieris Collection: Fringed Tulip Dallas (Pink) and Tulipa Swan Wings (White)

Fringed Tulip Dallas (Pink) and Tulipa Swan Wings (White) and Tulipa Valery Gergiev (red) growing in garden border. England, UK

Background imagePieris Collection: in the rose

in the rose
Roberto Marini

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined White

Green-veined White
Fabrizio Daminelli

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined white butterfly (Artogeia / Pieris napi) resting on reed in late evening light

Green-veined white butterfly (Artogeia / Pieris napi) resting on reed in late evening light, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July

Background imagePieris Collection: Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae), Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, France, August

Background imagePieris Collection: Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August

Background imagePieris Collection: Pieris rapae

Pieris rapae
Sergio Barboni

Background imagePieris Collection: Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) resting on bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Boscastle

Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) resting on bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Boscastle, Cornwall, UK. April

Background imagePieris Collection: Pieris napi

Pieris napi
Fabrizio Daminelli

Background imagePieris Collection: DDE-90025378

DDE-90025378
Asia, Mongolia, Khovsgol Nuur NP. Pieris Napi Butterfly Date: 07/10/2010

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) resting on a flower, Tandragee, County Armagh

Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) resting on a flower, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. May

Background imagePieris Collection: Cabbage white, black-veined white, orange

Cabbage white, black-veined white, orange
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae 1, 2, black-veined white, Aporia crataegi 3, orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines 4 and Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides 5

Background imagePieris Collection: Large white, clouded yellow and black-veined white

Large white, clouded yellow and black-veined white
Large white, Pieris brassicae, clouded yellow, Colias croceus, and black-veined white, Aporia crataegi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imagePieris Collection: Pieris mariana

Pieris mariana (Andromeda mariana, Andromede du Maryland). Handcoloured stipple engraving by Renard after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceaus Traite des

Background imagePieris Collection: Spotted joker, calypso white and silver emperor butterflies

Spotted joker, calypso white and silver emperor butterflies
Spotted joker butterfly, Biblia ilithyia 1, 2, calypso white, Belenois calypso 3, 4, and silver emperor, Doxocopa laure 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePieris Collection: Exotic butterflies including the common jezebel

Exotic butterflies including the common jezebel
Wavy common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (Biblis undularis) 1, 2, white admiral, Limenitis arthemis (Nymphalis Limenitis arthemis) 3, 4, and common jezebel

Background imagePieris Collection: Blue diadem and redbase jezebel

Blue diadem and redbase jezebel
Blue diadem butterfly, Hypolimnas salmacis (Nymphalis salmacis) 1, 2, ventral and dorsal, and redbase jezebel, Delias pasithoe (Pieris pasithoe) 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePieris Collection: Hunter s, orange tip and grey pansy butterflies

Hunter s, orange tip and grey pansy butterflies
Hunters butterfly, Pyrameis huntera 1, orange-tip butterfly, Pieris (Thestias) pyrene? 2, and grey pansy butterfly, Junonia atlites 3. Illustration drawn and engraved by Moses Harris

Background imagePieris Collection: Crisia mimic white, Drurys delight and bonasia acraea

Crisia mimic white, Drurys delight and bonasia acraea
Crisia mimic white, Dismorphia crisia 1, 2, Drurys delight, Mesoxantha ethosea 3, 4, and bonasia acraea, Acraea bonasia 5, 6, dorsal, ventral. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePieris Collection: Common dotted border, western dotted border

Common dotted border, western dotted border
Common dotted border butterfly, Mylothris rhodope 1, 2, western dotted border, Mylothris chloris 3, 4, diverse white or African albatross, Appias epaphia, upper side 5, under side 6

Background imagePieris Collection: Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus

Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus
La Pompadour. Carolina spicebush, Calycanthus floridus, with cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les

Background imagePieris Collection: Lesser white cabbage butterfly on a flower

Lesser white cabbage butterfly on a flower
Lesser white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, bastard wasp and fruit flies on a flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Background imagePieris Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 360

Curtis British Entomology Plate 360
Lepidoptera: Pieris crataegi = Aporia crataegi (Black-veined White) [Plant: Potamogeton pectinatus (Potamogeton pectinatum, Fennel-leaved Pond-weed)] Date: 1824-39

Background imagePieris Collection: Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire

Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked

Background imagePieris Collection: Pieris, Tip of pieris leaf with insect

Pieris, Tip of pieris leaf with insect

Background imagePieris Collection: Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) in flight, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, August

Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) in flight, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, August

Background imagePieris Collection: Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK

Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July

Background imagePieris Collection: Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August

Background imagePieris Collection: Female Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) feeding on Black knapweed Sutcliffe

Female Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) feeding on Black knapweed Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London. Eltham, London, UK. August

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours

Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Background imagePieris Collection: Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis)

Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis)
Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) below, on Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Sussex, UK. June

Background imagePieris Collection: A Cabbage White Butterfly Rests On A Daisy; Astoria, Oregon, United States Of America

A Cabbage White Butterfly Rests On A Daisy; Astoria, Oregon, United States Of America

Background imagePieris Collection: Orange Tip male (Anthocharis cardamines) resting on a Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis)

Orange Tip male (Anthocharis cardamines) resting on a Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis), Gelderland, The Netherlands

Background imagePieris Collection: Picture No. 10895991

Picture No. 10895991
Small White Butterfly - On a flower (Pieris rapae) Date:

Background imagePieris Collection: Picture No. 10895982

Picture No. 10895982
Small White Butterfly - On a flower (Pieris rapae) Date:

Background imagePieris Collection: Picture No. 10859518

Picture No. 10859518
Green-veined White Butterfly (Pieris napi) Date:

Background imagePieris Collection: Large White Butterfly on red valerian

Large White Butterfly on red valerian

Background imagePieris Collection: Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae & rapae, caterpillar damage to pointed cabbage plant

Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae & rapae, caterpillar damage to pointed cabbage plant leaves

Background imagePieris Collection: large or cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, neonate caterpillars feeding on a cabbage leaf

large or cabbage white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, neonate caterpillars feeding on a cabbage leaf

Background imagePieris Collection: small white butterfly, Pieris rapae, neonate caterpillars feeding on a cabbage leaf

small white butterfly, Pieris rapae, neonate caterpillars feeding on a cabbage leaf

Background imagePieris Collection: Eggs of the cabbage or large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae

Eggs of the cabbage or large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae

Background imagePieris Collection: Egg of the small white butterfly, Pieris rapae, on a cabbage leaf

Egg of the small white butterfly, Pieris rapae, on a cabbage leaf




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In the picturesque town of Boscastle, Cornwall, UK, a small white butterfly known as Pieris rapae finds solace on a delicate bluebell. The vibrant blue petals provide the perfect backdrop for this graceful creature to rest and rejuvenate in the crisp April air. Meanwhile, another member of the Pieris family, Pieris napi or the Green-veined white butterfly, spreads its wings across Whitelye Common Nature Reserve in Monmouthshire. Its intricate green veins stand out against its pristine white wings as it flutters from flower to flower. On a tranquil evening, an Artogeia/Pieris napi butterfly gracefully settles upon a reed bathed in soft golden light. This ethereal scene captures nature's beauty at its finest and reminds us of the serenity that can be found even in the most unexpected places. Cambridgeshire becomes adorned with splashes of color as a Green Veined White Butterfly perches delicately on a Bluebell flower. The contrast between its pale wings and the vibrant purple petals creates an enchanting sight that is sure to captivate any observer. Venturing beyond UK borders into Vallee de l Eure (Eure Valley), Eure-et-Loir, we encounter another majestic species - the Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae). With elegant flight patterns and striking black markings on its wings, this magnificent creature adds an element of grandeur to lavender-filled gardens throughout England. Traveling further south to Casareggio in Liguria, Italy, we discover Callophrys rubi or Butterfly green ruby fluttering amidst colorful blooms. Its vivid green hue resembles precious gemstones glistening under warm Mediterranean sun rays – truly nature's own masterpiece. Finally, County Armagh in Northern Ireland unveils yet another mesmerizing moment: a Green-veined white butterfly tenderly resting upon a delicate flower.