Butterflies: Brimstone

The brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), citroenvlinder in Dutch ("lemon butterfly"), shaped much like a leaf, is the yellowest of them all here in The Netherlands. Always nice to photograph these on purple flowers, but they rarely cooperate.

It is one of the longest-living butterflies, with a life expectancy for an adult of over a year. They overwinter as adults and emerge in spring, when they are seen mostly in wetlands.

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/640s}

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/100s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/1000s}

The female usually is both paler and greener:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/800s}

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/400s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/2000s}

Here is one depositing eggs while being very leaf-like:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s}

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