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| 1] male of Leptidea sinapis - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 20/04/2011
| | 2] close-up of the specimen on the left, showing the white area underneath the antenna club. This detail, found in males only, is essential for separating L.sinapis from the similar species L.duponcheli | |
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| 3] other male - Haute Loire (France) - 25/04/2011 | | 4] close-up of the head of the specimen shown in 3] | |
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| 5] male - Haute Saône (France) - 19/04/2009 | | 6] same specimen as 5] | |
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| 7] male briefly opening its wings while courting (summer brood) - Dordogne (France) - 15/07/2008 | | 8] other male opening its wings while courting (spring brood) - Var (France) - 08/04/2011 | |
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9] same scene as 8]
| | 10] same scene as 8], with the female opening its wings briefly | |
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| 11] male - Var (France) - 29/04/2012 | | 12] other male - Var (France) - 29/04/2012 | |
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| 13] male - Var (France) - 04/05/2013 | | 14] male - Var (France) - 14/04/2012 | |
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| 15] male without grey scales on the underside - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013 | | 16] a male (on the left) and a female - Var (France) - 10/05/2013 | |
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| 17] female of Leptidea sinapis - Doubs (France) - 01/05/2008 | | 18] female - Var (France) - 19/04/2011 | |
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| 19] a male (above) attempting to seduce a female - Haute Saône (France) - 21/05/2010 | | 20] same scene as 19], with the female opening its wings
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| 21] female laying on an unidentified foodplant (Fabaceae family) - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 20/04/2011 | | 22] same specimen as 21]
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| 23] female laying on Lotus sp. with a male unsuccessfully attempting to seduce her at the same time - Haute Saône (France) - 24/04/2010 | | 24] closer view of an egg laid by the female from picture 23]
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| 25] female laying on Dorycnium pentaphyllum - Var (France) - 10/05/2013 | | 26] close-up of the egg laid by the female from picture 25]
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