Scarce Silver-lines Forewing length about 21mm Usually larger than Green Silver-lines
Green Silver-lines Forewing length about 18mm
Black dotted cross-line below the white spot
Green Silver-lines and Scarce Silver-lines Green Silver-linesoccurs throughout the
British Isles. Scarce Silver-lines only occurs in Wales and in England as far north
as Yorkshire.
Clay and White-Point. These are very similar in background colour and general appearance
and both have a white spot at the position of the kidney mark. Clay is resident and
common. White-Point is an immigrant which is sometimes seen in large numbers - particularly
in the south.
White-Point
Background colour patterned
Background colour plain
white spot bright and round or diamond shaped
white spot duller and dart shaped
Usually Green Silver-lines has 3 diagonal lines on each wing.