
Gonepteryx farinosa , the Powdered Brimstone, is a butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the whites family.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Powdered Brimstone being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gonepteryx nepalensis
- Gonepteryx aspasia
- Gonepteryx cleobule
- Gonepteryx cleopatra
- Gonepteryx palmae
- Gonepteryx rhamni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pieridae
- Genus
- Gonepteryx
- Species
- Gonepteryx farinosa
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