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Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Description:

On the upper side the male is sulphur yellow and the female white with a greenish tinge but both have an orange spot in the centre of each wing. They never settle with their wings open and from the underside the sexes are more difficult to separate but the female is still paler.

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Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Great capture...!

Limousin, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Jul 20, 2014
Submitted on Nov 16, 2014

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