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Brimstone Butterfly
(Gonepteryx rhamni)
By Rhodri Phillips
Identification: The Brimstone butterfly could be considered to be the original butterfly, with its green/yellow appearance giving rise to the term “Butter – fly”. Its large wings also function as an almost perfect form of camouflage, mimicking a leaf and its imperfections perfectly with brown spots completing the illusion. They can frequently be seen flying around open woodland and grassland areas, even feeding on road verges during the spring.
