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Safari Tip:
An ideal way to catch and observe butterflies without harming them is with a
special butterfly net - click here
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Latin name: Gonepteryx rhamni
Size: Wingspan up to 58mms
Distribution: Found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Months seen: March to late October
Food: Nectar. The caterpillars feed on buckthorn
Habitat: Gardens and meadows.
Special features: Often the first and last butterfly seen in the UK each
year. It goes into hibernation in late October and emerges on the first sunny
spring days in February or March.
The name for this butterfly refers to the sulphur coloured wings. Brimstone is
an old-fashioned name for sulphur. The female is more pale coloured than the
male, and in flight, could be mistaken for a Large
white butterfly.
You rarely get to see the upper surfaces of a Brimstone's wings except when it
is in flight (see links below).
Brimstone
butterfly in flight
Butterfly Nets
Butterfly Identification Charts
UK Safari Butterfly Section
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