(Zeller, 1847)
Powdered Brimstone
Description:
The Powdered Brimstone occurs on the prickly Christ's Thorne (Paliurus spina-christi) and on various buckthorns, such as Rhamnus alpinus, R. sibthorpianus, and R. lycioides. They are therefore often seen on bushy vegetation, namely in warm, dry places and on rocky slopes. However, in their search for nectar, they also fly in other places.
It has one generation a year and, like other brimstones, hibernates as a butterfly.
Habitat:
Screes
Sclerophyllous scrub
Deciduous forests
Similar species:
Gonepteryx rhamni
Gonepteryx cleopatra