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Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Colias eurytheme

Description:

Family: Pieridae, Subfamily: Coliadinae. Also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly. Variable in color. Yellow/orange with pink and black spots and pink antennae and wing trim of pink. Wingspan 3.5 - 7 cm.

Habitat:

Meadows with abundant wild flowers


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4 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 8 months ago

and Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate) from India.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 8 months ago

Its very alike Dark Clouded Yellow (Colias fieldii) find here in India.

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 8 months ago

This looks more like a Clouded Sulpher - Colias philodice to me...

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

beautiful; especially like the second shot

Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.87, Long: -75.61

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 30, 2012

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