Gonepteryx rhamni by mariogiannecchini
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Description
Pieridae Coliadinae Gonepterygini
Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758
Gonepteryx rhamni LINNAEUS, 1758, è un lepidottero della famiglia Pieridae, diffuso in Europa e Asia.
� una delle farfalle più precoci in quanto sverna allo stato di adulto, protetto nelle cavità naturali: i primi individui volano già in febbraio.
Il dimorfismo sessuale è marcato: i maschi hanno un bel colore giallo limone mentre le femmine sono quasi bianche.
Il bruco si nutre di spincervino (Rhamnus catharticus).
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758, is a moth of the family Pieridae, widespread in Europe and Asia.
It is one of the earliest butterflies wintering as an adult state, protected in natural cavities: the first flying individuals already in February.
Sexual dimorphism is marked: males have a beautiful lemon yellow color while the females are almost white.
The caterpillar feeds on buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus).
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Comments (31)
Another gorgeous macro capture.