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One common Brimstone Butterfly rsting on a Purple Loosestrife plant.

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

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

Yellow butterfly on the flower Nigella damascena

Warm 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.

brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying

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on a Geranium soboliferum

Brimstone butterfly on pink clover blossom. Close-up butterfly in natural environment. Insect collects nectar on a flower. Gonepteryx rhamni.

Summer in ornamental garden: Single brimstone ( Gonepteryx rhamni )butterfly eating from lychnis chalcedonica flower head.

Butterfly on pink Zinnia flower with light colorful blurred bokeh background. Lemon butterfly in detail. animal themes.

Common brimstone butterfly - Gonepteryx rhamni sucks with its trunk nectar from a giant fleabane blossom - Inula magnifica

yellow butterflies and insects on bright thistle flowers on the seashore

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

Common Brimstone butterfly

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) on purple thistle flower.

a brimstone butterfly on a flower

Butterfly on flower. Meadow.

A close-up of a brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) feeding on a purple knapweed flower (Centaurea jacea).

Common brimstone butterfly - Gonepteryx rhamni sucks with its trunk nectar from a Carthusian pink blossom - Dianthus carthusianorum

Brimstone Butterfly flying from one flower to another

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

Common brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, perching on plant

Yellow butterfly on the flower Scabiosa caucasica

Cut out yellow butterflies and a huge insect on bright thistle flowers

Common Brimstones (Gonepteryx rhamni) in Lovćen National Park at Kotor Municipality, Montenegro

Butterfly on flower. Summer meadow

Butterfly birmstone on a red clover in bright back lit light with blue sky

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.The 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.The 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.Warm 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.The 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.Habitat: 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.Distribution: Common Species throughout Europe.

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