Male is rather yellow and female pale green, with a wingspan of about 58 mm.
Brimstone lives in woodlands and gardens. It can be found in Europe, Asia and North Africa.
Adults feed on nectar from flowers in meadows.
Female lays its eggs on the underside of leaves, but also on twigs and buds.
This species is widespread in its range.
Nikon D2x
1/1000s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso160
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| Date/Time | 17-Feb-2007 14:08:28 |
| Make | Nikon |
| Model | NIKON D2X |
| Flash Used | No |
| Focal Length | 500 mm |
| Exposure Time | 1/1000 sec |
| Aperture | f/7.1 |
| ISO Equivalent | 160 |
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| White Balance | |
| Metering Mode | center weighted (2) |
| JPEG Quality | |
| Exposure Program | manual (1) |
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