Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Pieridae)


Male

Female

Forewing Length: 25-32mm;
Wingspan: 50-60mm;
Proboscis Length: 16-17mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - June
(10 Days)
May - July June - August June - October
March - June
(Earliest: 14.2)

Biotopes:
Wet Forest

Beech Forest Edge

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)
(Monophagous)

Frangula alnus
Food:
(Adult)

Many Asteraceae Nectar

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar

Epilobium hirsutum Nectar

Trifolium pratense Nectar

Vicia cracca Nectar

Silene flos-cuculi Nectar

Galeopsis tetrahit Nectar

Ficaria verna Nectar

Barbarea vulgaris Nectar

Salix caprea Nectar
Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Bassus rufipes Larva

Cotesia ruficrus Larva

Phryxe nemea Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Gonepteryx rhamni
UK Butterflies Brimstone
Nature Spot: Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Gonepteryx rhamni
Lepiforum: Gonepteryx rhamni


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