Order Lepidoptera · Species Profile
Gonepteryx rhamni
Common Names
8 photos documented · 39 species in Pieridae
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Specimen Data
Quick Facts
Family
Pieridae
Genus
Gonepteryx
Species
rhamni
Flight Period
March – October
Habitat
Woodland edges, hedgerows, and scrub with buckthorn host plants.
Distribution
Northern and western Anatolia
Seasonality
Flight Period
- January: not recorded as a flight month
- February: not recorded as a flight month
- March: active flight month
- April: active flight month
- May: active flight month
- June: active flight month
- July: active flight month
- August: active flight month
- September: active flight month
- October: active flight month
- November: not recorded as a flight month
- December: not recorded as a flight month
Field Notes
Identification
A sulphur-yellow butterfly with leaf-shaped wings, one of the longest-lived adult butterflies, often the first seen flying on warm late-winter days.
Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Woodland edges, hedgerows, and scrub with buckthorn host plants.
Range
Distribution
Northern and western Anatolia
Interactive distribution map coming soon.
Northern and western Anatolia
Look-Alikes
Similar Species
Sources
Sources
This species profile is compiled by Alperen Yayla from personal field observations across Turkey and Europe. Formal literature citations will be added as this atlas develops.