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

Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) butterfly puddling on ground in daytime summer season in their natural habitat.

Macro shot of first yellow spring adult male butterfly - The common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in early spring on tree branches

Yellow butterfly on a purple flower.Butterfly on lavender close-up on a blurred blue background.Fragrant lavender and insects. Nature beautiful background

Fall Webworm Moth sitting an grass straw with a blurred bokeh background, spooky feeling

$Polyommatus icarus is a common resident in the Netherlands.\nHabitat: The species occurs in a variety of flower-rich places, irrespective of nutrient level, pH or humidity. habitats include waste ground, grasslands and roadside verges.\nFood plants: Several species of Fabaceae serve as larval food plant.\nFlight Season: Common Blue flies in two, sometimes three generations from mid-May until the end of August, and hibernates as a half-grown caterpillar.\nDistribution: A common species in a great part of Europe, except the north of Scandinavia.\n\nThis Butterfly is one of the most common Blue Butterflies in the Netherlands.$

Brimstone butterfly on a clover blossom. Insect close up. Yellow butterfly in natural environment. Gonepteryx rhamni

Close-up image of a White Peacock Butterfly

A beautiful butterfly of yellow-green color. It smells like lemon.

Gatekeeper butterfly on a blade of grass in a nature reserve. Stukeley Meadows Nature Reserve Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Common brimstone butterfly or simply Brimstone. Latin name is Gonepteryx rhamni, and family is Pieridae.

Close-up of a beautiful butterfly. Viewed at Butterfly Gardens located in Victoria, British Columbia.

Pieris rapae Small White Butterfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Macro shot of first yellow spring adult male butterfly - The common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) on a flower blooming in early spring

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One Common Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) in Sweden

Macroglossum? caterpillar on flowers - Hawk moth butterfly's larva

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