Pieris napi during oviposition.

Photo: Pieris napi during oviposition. The laying took only a few seconds per egg. The eggs were laid on the underside of various leaves of the Hesperis matronalis.
Description: Pieris napi during oviposition. The laying took only a few seconds per egg. The eggs were laid on the underside of various leaves of the Hesperis matronalis.
L Habitat: Large natural garden with residential house on the edge. Altitude: about 570m a.s.l.
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Butterfly
Lat.: Pieris napi
Family: Pieridae
Flower
Lat.: Hesperis matronalis
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Hesperis
Location: Hasle-Rüegsau, Emmental, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 4.2020
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F165020