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

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

Powdered Brimstone, (Gonepteryx farinosa) butterfly foraging on a Silene compata flower.

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

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

Yellow butterfly on willow

yellow butterflies and insects on bright thistle flowers on the seashore

Macro of a brimstone butterfly on a summer lilac blossom

bright yellow butterfly on white tulip flower in dew drops isolated on white. brimstones butterfly. copy space

Butterfly on flower. Meadow.

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

Gonepteryx rhamni (Brimstone) on Knautia degenii (Has donkey ear) flower - Derebucak district, Çamlık Caves National Park

a brimstone butterfly on a flower

An image of a Brimstone Butterfly nectarine on foliage

Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) butterfly foraging on Silene compata flowers

Summer in ornamental garden: Single brimstone ( Gonepteryx rhamni )butterfly eating from lychnis chalcedonica flower head.

Common Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) feeding on a Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)

butterfly on yellow wild flowers among grass

Macro of a yellow brimstone butterfly pollinating on a flower

Common Brimstone butterfly

Gonepteryx rhamni butterfly close-up

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 blossom of the common sainfoin - Onobrychis viciifolia

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

Yellow butterfly sitting On red flower .

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.

Yellow butterfly on the flower Nigella damascena

Gonepteryx rhamni on top of a purple buddleia blooming flowerhead.

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

Brimstone butterfly on a wild flower in nature. Photo taken in the Province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.

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