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Colias interior
Pink-edged Sulphur Colias interior Yellow butterfly with black dots upon wings.Blackish front angles of the fore wings.
Fields, meadows, and gardens. Alights upon the leaf of a cabbage or other plant in the mustard family to deposit the small, pale yellow eggs.
Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on Jan 17, 2013
3 Comments
Yes one of my earlier ids. I believe it is actually a pink-edged Sulphur. I changed it. Thanks to all.
Hi doreen! This is not Pieris rapae, but one of the suplhurs, Colias sp. I hope someone else can help you further with the exact species. Here's what Pieris rapae looks like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_rapa...
Thanks!