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Common brimstone butterfly isolated on white background

Male Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone feeding on the nectar of purple loosestrife.

Butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni isolated on a white background. Object with clipping path.

Close-up of a beautiful yellow butterfly on a coneflower. The Latin name is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea purpurea is medicinal

One common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying in the air in spring in a forest

$Description: The larvae of the Brimstone feeds on the leaves of Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn. The egg is approximately 2.5mm tall and is skittle shaped as are all eggs laid by Butterflies of the Pieridae family. They can be found on fresh leaf growth on the larval food plant during the spring and are easy to find.\n\nThe caterpillars feed singularly on the food plant and are easily found lying along the mid-rib of the upperside of a leaf. It is remarkably well camouflaged being the same green as the leaves of its food plant.\n\nThe chrysalis is attached by the tail to a stick or branch of the foodplant by silk and a silken thread as a support girdle. The pupal stage lasts around 14 days. The Chrysalis changes colour when the butterfly is about to emerge.\n\nWarm sunny days in early March brings the Brimstone out from hibernation but since it is such a long-lived species butterflies may be seen throughout the year even though there is only one brood per year. The bright rich yellow of the male Brimstone butterfly cannot be confused with any other butterfly. The female however is a very pale yellow almost white in colour and can be confused at a distance for a Large White. The distinctive shape of the Brimstone and the intricate veining of the wings make it a remarkably beautiful and graceful butterfly.\n\nThe Brimstone is also one of the longest living of Butterflies and is the only species outside the Nymphalidae family to hibernate as an adult butterfly.\n\nHabitat: The Brimstone is usually found in open areas such as grasslands, woodland rides, gardens and waste places, usually in areas adjacent to woodland, scrub and hedgerows where the larval food plant (Buckthorn sp.) occurs. It is often seen visiting suburban gardens in spring and late summer.\n\n\nDistribution: Common Species throughout Europe.$

Gonepteryx rhamni (known as the common brimstone)

Brimstone butterfly on the purple-coloured thistle flower. Gonepteryx rhamni.

Close shot of a male brimstone butterfly feeding on the nectar of purple loosestrife.

Brimstone butterfly sitting on the ground a spring day

Beautiful yellow butterfly sat down on a flower and drinking nectar.

An image of a Brimstone Butterfly nectarine on foliage

A brimstone butterfly collects nectar from a dandelion flower. Yellow butterfly close-up. Gonepteryx rhamni.

Detailed close up of a brimstone butterfly with great camouflage, hiding on a leaf

Gonepteryx rhamni Common Brimstone Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Yellow butterfly on the flower Nigella damascena

Gonepteryx rhamni on top of a purple buddleia blooming flowerhead.

Gonepteryx rhamni (Brimstone) on Knautia degenii (Has donkey ear) flower - Derebucak district, Çamlık Caves National Park

Macro of Gonepteryx rhamni, the common brimstone, yellow-green butterfly

A small heath butterfly resting on a daisy.

Green butterfly on spring flower in nature.

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