Black-Veined White

The black-veined white is a sizable butterfly with delicate wings marked by dark veins. It thrives across much of Europe and Asia, from North Africa to Japan, though it avoids the chillier northern edges of Scandinavia and Britain.

• Its wingspan makes it one of the larger butterflies in its family.
• This butterfly is absent from the British Isles and northern Scandinavia.
• Its range stretches from northwest Africa all the way to eastern Siberia.