Brimstone butterfly eggs on buckthorn. Close-up of the eggs (white) of a common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) that have been laid on the bud

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Brimstone butterfly eggs on buckthorn. Close-up of the eggs (white) of a common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) that have been laid on the budding leaves of a purging buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Photographed in spring.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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