Summary ⁵

Gonepteryx rhamni (known as the Common Brimstone) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It lives in Europe, North Africa and Asia; across much of its range, it is the only species of its genus, and is therefore simply known locally as the brimstone.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Didier, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8279935@N02/3791237165
2. (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brimstone._Gonepteryx_rhamni_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire_(2).jpg
3. (c) Harald Süpfle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonepteryx_rhamni_-_pupa_01_(HS).jpg
4. (c) Zeynel Cebeci, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonepteryx_rhamni_-_Brimstone_03.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/613478

More Info

• taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Lepiforum
• NBN Atlas
• UK Moths

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