Family: Pieridae 1546     *     Gonopteryx rhamni     *     Brimstone Common in southern England, local in Wales and Ireland. Occasional in Scotland Wingspan: 60mm Flight time: Two generations, August-November and March-June Habitat: Woodland, scrub and gardens Larval foodplants: Alder Buckthorn and Purging Buckthorn

Brimstone, Gonopteryx rhamni
Dorset. August 2008, 2016