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An endangered Red Data Book species, in woodland clearings, woodland edges, undercliffs and scrub; 0-300 m (0-1900 m in Europe) in southern England, where declining, and parts of Ireland, where still widespread; mainland Europe and Scandinavia. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight in recent years. Wingspan 36-48 mm. Indistinguishable in the field from Real's Wood White, from which separable only by dissection of the genitalia. Larva feeds on Meadow Vetchling, Bitter Vetchling, Tufted Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil and Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil.
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Detail records |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Embley Park Woods (SU32) | 1700 | - | Bernhard, T | - |
| New Copse Inclosure, New Forest (SU30) | 1900 | - | Unknown | Adult |
| Woodfidley (SU30) | 1900 | - | Unknown | Adult |
| Stubby Copse Inclosure (SU30) | 1900 | - | Unknown | Adult |
| Clay Hill, Burley, New Forest (SU20) | 12-Jun-1987 | one | McWilliam, S | Adult |
| Bentley Wood, Cowleys Copse (SU22) | 1997 | two | Fuller, M | Adult |
| Bentley Wood, Cowleys Copse (SU22) | 27-May-1998 | one | Rouquette, J | Adult |
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