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Brimstone butterfly

Gonepteryx rhamni

Description:

Known as the lemon butterfly in norwegian because of its beautiful neon-yellow wings. A large butterfly that is common throughout Europe. Their wings resemble leaves (seen better in this spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/679...) and act as an excellent camouflage.

Notes:

The flower this butterfly sits on is called a summer-lilac (Buddleja) and is highly recommended for anyone that wants to attract LOADS of butterflies to their garden. I think I spotted around 10 different species (including this hummingbird hawk-moth: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/715...) on this single plant.

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Elsa
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Elsa

Mimeure, Bourgogne, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Aug 29, 2011
Submitted on Aug 29, 2011

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