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Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

Description:

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:

Open fields with clover or alfalfa, roadsides and meadows.

Notes:

The sulphurs have been traveling through the yard for the past 2 weeks. Today they landed to feed.

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2 Comments

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Amazing shots!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate series !

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 7, 2012
Submitted on Apr 8, 2012

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