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brimstone: see sulfur sulfur or sulphur , nonmetallic chemical element; symbol S; at. no. 16; at. wt. 32.06; m.p. 112.8°C; (rhombic), 119.0°C; (monoclinic), about 120°C; (amorphous); b.p. 444.674°C;; sp. gr. at 20°C;, 2.07 (rhombic), 1.
..... Click the link for more information. . brimstone 1. an obsolete name for sulphur 2. a common yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, of N temperate regions of the Old World: family Pieridae brimstone [′brim‚stōn] (mineralogy) A common or commercial name for native sulfur. Brimstone (Gonopteryx rhamni), a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The wings are angular, with a span of up to 6 cm. The males are lemon yellow, and the females are greenish white. In the middle of each wing there is a small orange-yellow spot. The brimstone is found throughout Europe and the temperate zone of Asia. Soon after the butterflies emerge from the pupae at the end of summer, they go into hibernation. Flight is resumed in early spring. The caterpillar, which is green with a white stripe along its sides, feeds on buckthorn leaves. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | GEOFF SMITH sawa brimstone butterfly in his Eccleston garden last month, while Jim Brady observed several big patches of Danish scurvy grass in bloom along the East Lancs Road, and flowering wood anemone, marshmarigold and white dead nettle - I noticed the latter too this week, at Marshside. Grow common bird's-foot trefoil for the common blue' nettles (in a pot to restrain growth) for caterpillars of the red admiral, the comma and also several kinds of moth' and buckthorn and alder buckthorn for brimstone butterfly caterpillars. A fox pauses to watch as a vivid brimstone butterfly dances in the spotlight cast by a sunbeam. |
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