Butterfly or moth
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni · Pieridae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsApr–May · Julmost records
Records2,366,722in 47 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom1,008,305 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Brimstone in brief
The brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) is a butterfly or moth of the Pieridae family — species of insect.
Across the 47 countries we cover it has 2,366,722 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and July and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom1,008,305 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands425,440 records · best Apr, Mar
France209,511 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland137,287 records · best May, Aug
Germany124,572 records · best Jul, Apr
Sweden111,115 records · best May, Jul
Switzerland108,207 records · best Apr, Jul
Belgium97,818 records · best Apr, May
Denmark33,743 records · best Apr, May
Austria23,837 records · best Jul, Apr
Norway18,510 records · best Aug, May
Spain13,170 records · best Jul, Jun
Poland10,185 records · best Jul, May
Estonia7,671 records · best Jul, Aug
Russia7,634 records · best Jul, Apr
Ireland4,361 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania4,289 records · best Jul, May
Luxembourg4,271 records · best Apr, Jul
Serbia3,823 records · best Apr, Jul
Italy3,258 records · best Apr, Jul
Czechia1,556 records · best Jul, Apr
Hungary1,493 records · best Jun, Mar
Ukraine1,235 records · best Jul, Apr
Portugal1,181 records · best Jul, Jun
Slovenia702 records · best Jul, Aug
Romania460 records · best Jul, Jun
Türkiye419 records · best Jul, Apr
Greece389 records · best Jul, Jun
Croatia384 records · best Jun, Apr
Belarus327 records · best Jul, May
Liechtenstein254 records · best Mar, Feb
Latvia211 records · best Jul, Apr
Slovakia190 records · best Jul, Aug
Andorra157 records · best Jan, Jul
Israel117 records · best Jun, Jul
Kazakhstan113 records · best Jul, Jun
North Macedonia100 records · best Jul, May
Montenegro96 records · best Jun, Mar
Georgia88 records · best Apr, Jul
Nepal67 records · best Jul, Aug
Albania65 records · best Jun, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina41 records · best Jun, Jul
Kosovo34 records · best Nov, May
Algeria20 records · best Jun, May
Syria9 records · best Jun, Mar
Tunisia6 records · best Jun, Jan
Monaco1 records · best Apr, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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