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Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Colias eurytheme

Description:

Quite variable. Upperside of male yellow with orange overlay, yellow veins, wide black border, and dark black cell spot. Female yellow or white with irregular black border surrounding light spots. Underside hindwing spot silver with 2 concentric dark rings, and a spot above it.

Habitat:

A wide variety of open sites, especially clover and alfalfa fields, mowed fields, vacant lots, meadows, road edges.

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1 Comment

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thank you keiragoodwin21

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Florida, USA

Spotted on Oct 26, 2014
Submitted on Nov 4, 2014

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