Tuesday, 7 September, 2010 homebutterfliesmothseventspressrecordingprojectsreservemembershipmagazinedownloadaboutcontactlinks Butterflies of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull Wood White Leptidea sinapis The Wood White is the most delicate of our white butterflies... indeed, anyone who has witnessed its lumbering, weak flight may question how the species ever managed to survive in the modern world! The males will fly continuously in fine weather searching for a female while the females tend to spend their time feeding on flowers or resting. Females are all white except for a dusting of grey scales and forewings which are more rounded than the males. The longer, more pointed forewings of the males have a dark grey patch on the upperside. See photograph below. Larval Food plants Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) Bitter-vetch (Lathyrus linifolius) Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca) Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) Habitat Requirements The Wood White is usually found in sheltered woodland rides and clearings. Warwickshire Status Resident Where to see the Wood White Ryton Wood (WWT Reserve) Other Species Please select an alternative species from the list below. Bath White Black Hairstreak Black-veined White Brimstone Brown Argus Brown Hairstreak Camberwell Beauty Chalkhill Blue Chequered Skipper Clouded Yellow Comma Common Blue Dappled White Dark Green Fritillary Dingy Skipper Duke of Burgundy Essex Skipper Gatekeeper Geranium Bronze Green Hairstreak Green-veined White Grizzled Skipper High Brown Fritillary Holly Blue Large Skipper Large Tortoiseshell Large White Long-tailed Blue Map Marbled White Marsh Fritillary Mazarine Blue Meadow Brown Orange-tip Painted Lady Pale Clouded Yellow Peacock Pearl-bordered Fritillary Purple Emperor Purple Hairstreak Red Admiral Ringlet Silver-studded Blue Silver-washed Fritillary Small Blue Small Copper Small Heath Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Small Skipper Small Tortoiseshell Small White Speckled Wood Swallowtail Wall Brown White Admiral White-letter Hairstreak Wood White © Steven Cheshire - Female at Ryton Wood, Warwickshire First Sightings First sighting dates are based on records of Wood White submitted online. Please note that these dates are not updated retrospectively to include records submitted to the branch recorder in other forms. 20/05/2010 - Ryton Woods 23/05/2009 - Ryton Wood 06/06/2008 - Ryton Wood - © Steven Cheshire - Male at Ryton Wood, Warwickshire   © Keith Warmington - Female at Ryton Wood, Warwickshire Adult Flight Times The flight chart below is based on observations of the adult Wood White in Warwickshire between 2005 and 2008. Peak periods are shown in dark green. Warwickshire Distribution Maps base on Vice County (CV38) which includes Coventry and Solihull Distribution of the Wood White during the indicated period. Key to Warwickshire Maps: sightings 12-910+       2007 Distribution Data (1yr)   2008 available soon   2009 Distribution Data (1yr)   2000-09 Distribution Data (10yr) Regional Distribution of the Wood White Regional Distribution Map This map provides a regional overview of the distribution of the Wood White in the counties of Birmingham and Black Country, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Key to West Midlands Maps: Present 1995-2007 Present prior to 1995 The West Midlands Region © Butterfly Conservation WarwickshirePrivacy and Copyright Statement Butterfly Conservation is a non-profit-making company limited by guarantee, registered in England (2206468) Registered Office: Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP Charity registered in England & Wales (254937) and in Scotland (SCO39268)   Web site designed and maintained by Steven Cheshire