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Common brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Pierid
(Pieridae)
♂
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Leaf-shaped yellow greenish butterfly, pink antennae and shoulder stripe, brown markings at the wing centre and wing edges. The under surface ♂ yellow, ♀ green white is sometimes difficult to differentiate. The upper surface is yellow and only visible in flight. Resembles a leaf when resting and always closes its wing over the body. The veins resemble leaf veins and markings look like small leaf spots. ⇔ wsp. 50-55 mm It is active almost all year around. LA: ≈ GONEPTERYX CLEOPATRA (Cleopatra butterfly) lives around the Mediterranean, ♂ has a yellow and orange top.
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40-70 mm
Open
Knob
15-40 mm
Bald
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2 LookAlikes (LA):
Pale clouded yellow
Cleopatra butterfly
Common brimstone
Citroenvlinder
Zitronenfalter
Citron
Cedronella
Gonepteryx rhamni [L.]
Gonepteryx rhamni [L.]
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