Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 9, 2025, 12:04 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pieridae > Subfamily: Coliadinae > Tribus: Gonepterygini > Genus: Gonepteryx > Species: Gonepteryx rhamni
- Vernacular names
- Citroenvlinder (NL), The Brimstone (EN), Citron (FR), Zitronenfalter (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 15 (as Gonopteryx [sic] Rhamni). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The adults hibernate in sheltered places.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one long generation a year, starting at the beginning of July till mid-June next year. In recent years a second partial generation has occasionally been observed.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Frangula alnus
- Host plant (genera):
- Rhamnus
The larva lives on Frangula alnus and on Rhamnus.
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