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brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
- Female has pale green wings
- Male has lemon-yellow wings - the origin of the word ‘butter’fly
- Both have a small orange spot on each wing
Where found
Light woodland, bushy areas.
Larvae feed on buckthorn.
Found throughout the British Isles, except Scotland.
When to look for
- Often first butterfly to appear after winter.
- Hibernating specimens reappear in early spring, from late March/early April.