Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus,
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This is one of our most familiar
and readily identifiable butterflies, heralding
the arrival of Spring for many recorders and
indeed, is a true sign of warmer weather. Because the male
is so distinctive and instantly recognisable, the
Brimstone is also one of our better recorded
species and the eagerness to record the first
butterfly of the year, means we have an accurate
picture of distribution.
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| Photographed at Warsop Main
Pit Top, July 2026 |
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| Photographed at Eakring
Meadows, July 2003 |
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Photographed at Clipstone
Old Quarter, August 2009 |
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Early stages |
| Egg/ova
on Purging Buckthorn Rhamnus carthatica.
Photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top, May 2024 |
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| Half-grown larva on Purging Buckthorn Rhamnus carthatica.
Photographed at Hills and Holes SSSI, June 2016. |
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Full-grown larva on Purging Buckthorn Rhamnus carthatica.
Photographed at Hills and Holes SSSI, June 2020. |
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Pupa on Purging Buckthorn Rhamnus carthatica.
Photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top, July 2021. |
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