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Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Sulphur
Colias sp.


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Why not Colias eurytheme?

GretelDeRuiter
GretelDeRuiter 12 years ago

Thanks, bayucca -- it is, indeed, the clouded sulphur!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

All of a sudden I am in doubt if this is really Colias philodice. Might also be Colias eurytheme. I Switzerland we have also 2 Colias sp., which are non-separatable, even with genital examination. The only reliable way would be going back to the caterpillar which looks VERY different. Maybe food plant might give some hints, but in my area this would also be tricky since you have to do it by exclusion, meaning again going back to caterpillar stage. maybe description of the habitat with predominant plants might help.
Colias philodice OR Colias eurytheme.

GretelDeRuiter
Spotted by
GretelDeRuiter

Scarborough, Maine, USA

Spotted on Aug 15, 2008
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012

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