Gonepteryx rhamni, Brimstone Yellow
Another stamp depicting a butterfly issued by Guernsey in 1997 in a four stamp series
According to my butterfly reference book this butterfly can be seen in’ Europe, North Africa and temperate regions of Asia, to Siberia. In Europe it is absent only from extreme north of England, Scandinavia and Crete’
Being pedantic, does this mean it can be found in Scotland?
If you are interested in butterflies the article to read in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN is
DON’T LET THEM FLUTTER BY:
ENCOURAGE BUTTERFLIES INTO YOUR GARDEN
By Joanna Millar in issue number 64, April 2011