Lincolnshire Lepidoptera
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The brimstone is a fairly large, pale yellow butterfly, with distinctive, leaf-shaped wings. Adults hibernate through cold weather, so may be seen flying on warm days throughout the year, although they are most common in the spring. Usually seen in ones or twos, they are never very common, but are widespread. They can be found in damp woodlands, along sunny, woodland rides and mature hedgerows, and in large gardens. The foodplants of the larvae are buckthorn and alder buckthorn. Both shrubs are found in wet woodland, while buckthorn also occurs on dry chalk and limestone soils.
The Brimstone is a fairly large, pale yellow butterfly, with distinctive, leaf-shaped wings. Adults hibernate through cold weather, so may be seen flying on warm days throughout the year. Males are lemon-yellow, while females are greenish-white with orange spots in the middle of each wing. Brimstones rest with their wings closed.
A male Brimstone butterfly sips nectar from a Devil's-bit Scabious
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I see so many of these that I rarely photograph them. They are one of the first species appearing in the spring and the last around in the autumn. This time I made an exception because of the setting. The plant is the rose campion (Lychnis coronaria).
Taken in Lichfield, Staffordshire
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A male Brimstone on Gorse found this morning.
Unfortunately, it looks as though he has been to the odd party over the Winter and lost some of that lemon yellow near the wing edges. Still lovely to see him though.
A female Brimstone photographed yesterday, a day of sunshine, showers, cool breeze, cloud and just about everything else that could be thrown at us!!
It was a warm February day today when this Brimstone nectared on the Hellebore in my garden - a promise of spring!
There were a lot of these fascinating butterflies around last week (though I wasn't stealthy enough to capture many!), but with Storm Hannah approaching I think I'll be lucky to see any this weekend!
I think this is a female with her very delicate green colouring .
Taken in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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Taken at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas
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The Brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, is one of my favourites. It is one of the first to be seen in Spring, the male is bright yellow and the female more greenish - like this one - but best of all I love the two tone face.
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