Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

Species information

Brimstone eggs on edge of leaf © Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk	Brimstone caterpillar © N. A. Callow	Brimstone caterpillar on leaf © David Element
Brimstone caterpillar camouflaged on leaf © N. A. Callow / www.nhpa.co.uk	Brimstone chrysalis © John Bebbington FRPS	Newly emerged male brimstone with pupal case © John Bebbington FRPS
Newly emerged adult brimstone © John Bebbington FRPS	Close up of a brimstone butterfly © David Element	Male brimstone butterfly © Gordon Maclean / www.osfimages.com
Female brimstone butterfly © John Woolmer / www.osfimages.com	Brimstone butterfly feeding © David Element	Brimstone butterfly on thistle © Paal Hermansen / www.nhpa.co.uk
Brimstone butterflies; female on left, male on right © Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk	Brimstone butterfly in flight © Stephen Dalton / www.nhpa.co.uk