Common Brimstone Butterfly

Gonepteryx rhamni, or the Brimstone, is how the term 'Butterfly' was coined. This is due to the wing colour (butter) and flight behaviour (fly).
The Brimstone Butterfly belongs to the Pieridae family, holding the whites and the yellows.
It's a distinctive lemon-yellow insect that can stay surprisingly concealed in its environment, especially when perching on yellow flowers.
It's a butterfly which hibernates through winter so can be seen emerging during warmer periods of the year; sometimes as early as January!
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