Brimstone 

Gonepteryx rhamni

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Males have yellowish-green underwings and yellow uppers. Female wings are very pale green or nearly white. They sometimes rest under bramble and can be difficult to spot. The caterpillars feed on Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn.

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