Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni

The Common Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni – can be found across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Being the only species of its genus, it is generally known as simply the Brimstone. A medium to large Butterfly with a wingspan up to 6cm, the female has pale yellow/green wings whilst the male are much brighter yellow/green, both have a small orange spot on each wing. Often one of the first Butterflies to be seen each year, adults feed on nectar from preferably blue and purple flowers such as teasel and bluebells whilst the caterpillars feed on the leaves of their host plant which is Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn. This female was seen feeding at Martin Mere.

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