Orange-barred sulfur

Description:

Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Coliadinae Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow-orange; forewing has red-orange bar and hindwing has red-orange outer margin. The two forms of the female, one off-white and the other yellow-orange, are much larger than the male. Both have upperside of forewing with solid black cell spot and a submarginal row of broken, angled black smudges. Outer half of hindwing of yellow form is red-orange. Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 4 inches (7 - 10.2 cm).

Habitat:

Open lowland sites such as gardens, forest edges, parks, road edges.

Notes:

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