Dorset butterflies in the whites family include:

Bright Yellow butterfly, side view, with points to its wings

Brimstone

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Yellow butterfly with some black marks and one white spot; the black on the top of the upperside is visible through the wing.

Clouded Yellow

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One butterfly with white wings open. The other butterfly is at right angles with underwing showing, which is yellowish with grey veins

Green-veined White

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Whtie butterfly with black tips to wings on a bright pink flower

Large White

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Butterfly iwth bright orange tips to its wings, and a mottled green pattern underneath

Orange Tip

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Side-on view if white butterfly with cream underwings and a black spot visible onthe upper wing.

Small White

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White butterfly, with faint grey markings; side view.

Wood White

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Notes

This website only shows butterflies found in Dorset. All members of the Whites family are found in Dorset.