Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimestone)
Gonepteryx rhamni – Common Brimstone (click to enlarge)
Gonepteryx rhamni – Common Brimestone (3) (click to enlarge)
| Common Name | Common Brimstone |
| Scientific name | Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Family | Pieridae |
| Description | It is having the wingspan of length 60-70mm and common in Great Himalayan National Park. It is found between 1200-2400m altitudinal ranges and prefers open grassy glades to lightly forested hills. The male is bright yellow, female much paler greenish to creamy white. Both sexes have orange spot at the end –cell on each wing on both sides. |