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Warm 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.

Common brimstone butterfly - Gonepteryx rhamni sucks with its trunk nectar from a Carthusian pink blossom - Dianthus carthusianorum

Male Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone feeding on the nectar of purple loosestrife.

Beautiful yellow butterfly sat down on a flower and drinking nectar.

Close-up of a beautiful yellow butterfly on a coneflower. The Latin name is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea purpurea is medicinal

Gonepteryx rhamni (known as the common brimstone)

Common brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, perching on plant

Gonepteryx rhamni butterfly sitting on Liatris spicata deep purple flowering flowers, beautiful animal with yellow white wings

Close shot of a male brimstone butterfly feeding on the nectar of purple loosestrife.

Gonepteryx rhamni on top of a purple buddleia blooming flowerhead.

Macro of Gonepteryx rhamni, the common brimstone, yellow-green butterfly

A small heath butterfly resting on a daisy.

Common brimstone butterfly - Gonepteryx rhamni sucks with its trunk nectar from a giant fleabane blossom - Inula magnifica

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

Butterfly on Zinnia Flower with Green Background

Macro of a yellow brimstone butterfly pollinating on a flower

summer day: single common brimstone butterfly ( Gonepteryx rhamni) on top of a Buddleia plant.

An image of a Brimstone Butterfly nectarine on foliage

Butterfly on pink Zinnia flower with light colorful blurred bokeh background. Lemon butterfly in detail. animal themes.

Heartleaf Oxeye with yellow petals, Telekia Speciosa and green butterfly

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