Bordered
White.
(Bupalus piniaria)
With wings upright and
that bright white flash across the hindwing and the interrupted
white edging - should be easyu to identify.
Information:
Alas, there were 5 illustrations of the deceptively named
'Bordered White' - all seemingly as different as chalk from
cheese. However, the diagnostic bit was the wings upright when
resting, curved white streak across the under side of the
hindwing (the displayed bit) with two interrupted downward
curved dark Brown lines crossing the white streak. Oh, and the
body - striped in muted colours.
They are quite common throughout most of Britain and can be seen
flying May upto, sometimes as late as, August in pine
plantations and woodlands. Their fore-wing length is 17-19mm.
Males are somewhat different to females but obviously feathered
antennae denote a male.