Wood White (Leptidea sp.) - Detail

Species Detail - Wood White (Leptidea sp.) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

Live Map

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Scientific Name Leptidea sp.

Common Name Wood White

Taxon Version Key NBDCSYS000000172 UnverifiedUnverified

Synonyms

Designations N/A

Abbreviation lesp.

Authority N/A

Group Insect - butterfly

Rank Species

Number Of Records 2157

Number Of 10Km Squares 382

Number Of 50Km Squares 81

Oldest Record 22/05/1969

Newest Record 25/08/2021

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 29 March (recorded in 1976)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 21 September (recorded in 1975)

Species Profiles

Citation National Biodiversity Data Centre, Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Wood White (Leptidea sp.), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/378/Species/187039>

Species Detail - Wood White (Leptidea sp.) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Butterflies of Ireland pre-2022".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)