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Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

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Description:

A very common butterfly in Sweden. Wingspan: 52 – 60 mm. On the upper side the male is sulphur yellow and the female white with a greenish tinge. They never settle with their wings open.

Habitat:

Meadowland, garden.

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Gonepteryx rhamni

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PublishedAugust 9, 2014

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