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title: "Listkowiec cytrynek"
description: "Gonepteryx rhamni — Owady i pająki. Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/common-brimstone
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Listkowiec cytrynek

> Gonepteryx rhamni — Owady i pająki. Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae.

- Scientific name: *Gonepteryx rhamni*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 63761
- Wikidata: [Q206474](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206474)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52771](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52771)

## Names

- en: Common Brimstone
- de: Zitronenfalter
- es: Limonera
- fr: Citron
- nl: Citroenvlinder
- pl: Listkowiec cytrynek

## Countries with the most observations

DE (9492), RU (7193), GB (5382), FR (5106), AT (3254), IT (3150), FI (2691), ES (2572), PL (2547), DK (2164), CZ (1738), SE (1533)

## Summary

Gonepteryx rhamni, commonly named the common brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It lives throughout the Palearctic zone and is commonly found across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Across much of its range, it is the only species of its genus, and is therefore simply known locally as the brimstone. Its wing span size is 60–74 mm (2.4–2.9 in). It should not be confused with the brimstone moth Opisthograptis luteolata.
The brimstone relies on two species of buckthorn plants as host plants for its larvae; this influences its geographic range and distribution, as these plants are commonly found in wetlands…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonepteryx_rhamni

## Photo

![Listkowiec cytrynek](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-brimstone/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dimitri Brosens · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91155609

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-brimstone?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).