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The brimstone Butterfly in England it is one of the earliest seen flying up and down the hedge rows, my book says that it is possible the name butterfly originates with this beast, because the more usual colour is a bright pure yellow,The colour of English Butter this one is definatley on the greener side of that but not unknown variation.
Brimsone over winter as a butterfly, hibernating in Ivy climbing up old trees, on the wing from February till november if warm enough, they are the main pollenator of the lovley yellow primroses in wood land glades, later on its anything purple but mainly thistles. eggs are layed on the 2 types of native Buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus and Frangula alnus) the caterpillars become green from the chlorophyl to camouflage them. they will pupate late summer and emerge to hibernate ,though adult have been known to live for up to a year.
This ones another rescuee from the tunnels and only only had 5 legs but seemed to manage ok, normally they never seem to stop flying long enough to get a snap shot let alone a reasonable so feel very lucky with this one.
Adjustments :- mainly to over come a very dull overcast english spring day
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