Common Butterfly - Green Veined White

Rare Butterfly - White Letter Hairstreak

On our first butterfly afternoon, we learnt about the Green Veined White and the White Letter Hairstreak.

The White Letter Hairstreak has a white letter W on the underside of their wings.​ Their wingspan 25-35mm. They rely on the Wych Elm Tree for their habitat.

The Green Veined White has white wings with darker tips and distinct green veins on the underside. ​Their wingspan is 40-52mm​. Their food source is garlic mustard, cuckooflower, hedge mustard and charlock.

We made a tree using paper origami butterflies to show how important trees are for the survival of the White Letter Hairstreak.

Year 4 helped to plant a wych elm tree in our school grounds to support the habitat for the White Letter Hairstreak.