Today we celebrate Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)

This beautiful butterfly is not very common in Ireland but we have it here in Kilteevan. 

The leaf like, lemony/ lime butterfly is a joy to behold. Note the pointed wing shape. Brimstone hibernates during the winter.

The larvae feed on leaves of Alder Buckthorn which is found on moist acid soils and wetlands. After years of searching we eventually found the Alder Buckthorn on the Loop. Everything in nature is connected.