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Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Checklist Number
58.013 [B&F: 1546]

Verification
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Classification

Family:Pieridae
Subfamily:Coliadinae
Genus:Gonepteryx
Species:rhamni
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in rough grassland, scrub, hedgerows, roadside verges and damp woodland; 0-600 m (0-2500 m in Europe) throughout much of England, Wales and Ireland; mainland Europe and Scandinavia. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread and common. Wingspan 52-60 mm. Larva feeds on Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn.