Species Account for Leptidea sinapis
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Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Wood White
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Pieridae
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data
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W&C Act: Schedule 5
Status: EN;Legal Protection;Section 41 Priority Species
Essex RDB: Appendix
Records: 1
First Record: 2002
Latest Record: 2002
1992-on hectads: 1
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 1
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Wood White courtship 1
Leptidea sinapis
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Wood White on UK Butterflies website
Essex Red Data List comment
Appendix. Wood White. Notable/Nb. Extremely rare vagrant; extinct - resident very locally until early 19th century. Currently subject to re-establishment efforts at the Marks Hall Wood complex.
Habitats
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1 records with habitat detail and method information)
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