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davefrance Gramat, France Jul 30, 2013

Very small ghostly white butterfly. From photograph it looks like the upper side of wing could have black/grey patch but could not see this when flying. Looks completely white.

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C_A_Ivy Barling, AR(Zone 7b) Jul 31, 2013

Looks like a Cabbage white.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=2556409

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/122/

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davefrance Gramat, France Jul 31, 2013

Hi shorthog, thanks for response but it is definitely not a cabbage white we have those too. It is far to small (about half the size) and a startlingly, ghostly, (blue) white very similar to the plume moths but obviously butterfly shaped.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 31, 2013

It might be Leptidea sinapis, known as the wood white butterfly - http://www.arkive.org/wood-white-butterfly/leptidea-sinapis/

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davefrance Gramat, France Jul 31, 2013

Flapdoodle, I don't know how you do it but I think you have..........again
Thanks

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