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The Black-veined White was known as Winston Churchill's favorite butterfly.
They are considered extinct in the British Isles and parts of Scandinavia although they have a very extensive home range elswhere.
Diet: caterpillars feed primarily on Rosaceae such as Prunus, Pyrus and Crataegus. In the Alps and north, the caterpillars live mostly on Sorbus aucuparia.
Wingspan: 6.9 - 7.6 cm / 2.71 - 3 "
Family: Pieridae
The single biggest threat to butterfly survival is habitat destruction!!
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