This is another white butterfly, distinguishable by the row of small black triangles at the end of the veins on the forewing, rather than a large black tip to the wing found on the large white butterfly. The triangles show up best on the left wing tip in the photo on the left below.
In the photo on the right you can just see the attractive markings on the underside of the left wing.
These 'green veins' are what give it its name and can be clearly seen when the butterfly is at rest, thought it does help as camouflage when the butterfly sits on a hogweed.
All photos by Alan (flutterby) Watts
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