One of our earliest and largest butterflies to emerge each spring is the gorgeous Brimstone. Although it never rests with wings open it's choice of food plants invariably makes for some stunning colour combinations. There is a popular myth that it is this species which gave us the word 'butterfly' - a corruption of butter-coloured fly.
7 comments:
Oh how nice that Brimstone looks against the purple thistle!
Yes, thistle is one of my favorites and this makes a lovely color combination. Wonderful color and detail in this image!
Always gorgeous images! This is so lovely.
Fantastic shot! I really like it.
Craig
Thanks everyone - looks like I'll be turning my hand to macro for a while - bloody Canon!!
I would be grateful if you could send the Brimstone record into Yorkshire BC if possible. As Brimstone is still a scarce species in the Huddersfield area. Was it taken at Bretton or nearby please?
This was taken on a trip to Cambridgeshire but I will be on the look out for them around Bretton where I have seen them in the past. Didn't realise it was a scarcity around here so thanks for the heads up shelleynaturalist!
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